corredor da morte

substantivo

full

death row

noun

Comparative law notes

Portugal

"Death penalty" is not allowed under Brazilian law. Therefore, there is no "death row". Nonetheless, "corredor da morte" is a term widely used when discussing the concept of death penalty.

Definitions of death row

English

the part of a prison where criminals are put who are going to be killed as punishment for a crime

The U.S. Supreme Court Monday refused to review an appeal from a Texas death row inmate (=person kept in jail).