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    condemned cell

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Crime & law
    conˈdemned ˌcell noun [countable] British English  SCa room for a prisoner who was going to be punished by death 死囚牢房 → death row
    Examples from the Corpus
    condemned cell• Sarah says it's like being in the condemned cell and being let out.• It contains some interesting relics, including the door of the condemned cell from the old Calton jail.
    conˈdemned ˌcell nounChineseSyllable
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    condemned cell
    conˈdemned ˌcell noun [countable] British English
    a room for a prisoner who was going to be punished by death ⇨ death row


    condemned cellBrE /kənˌdemd ˈsel/ 🔊NAmE /kənˌdemd ˈsel/ 🔊 noun (BrE) a prison cell where a person who is going to be punished by death is kept 死囚牢房