The phrase "seek death" is correct and usable in written English.
You could use it to connote a desire to cease living, for instance: "In moments of despair, she sought death as an escape from her suffering."
Prosecutors still seek death sentences.
In a show of toughness, he announced that prosecutors would seek death sentences.
But each offered prosecutors more reasons to seek death than does Ms. Yates.
Bill Richard has been watching the government seek death for his son's killer for months.
The panel commuted the sentence to life in prison without parole, but prosecutors decided to again seek death.
He said states make promises to them when prosecutors decide — typically after consulting with those same relatives — to seek death.
I doubt any of them deliberately sought death.
Thus far, prosecutors have actually sought death in only 41, or 6.9percentt.
Harris County prosecutors are usually the most aggressive in the state in seeking death sentences.
The al-Qaeda terrorists, on the other hand, sought death in their attempt to exert maximum civilian damage.
Knowing that the accused will be well represented could tip the balance away from seeking death, he said.
