Dying in PvP in hardcore mode in Diablo 4 will mean permadeath for that character, Blizzard has confirmed. Before you say "well duh" this is actually a change in hardcore policy, with Blizzard indicating several years ago in interviews that hardcore characters would be exempted from permadeath in PvP.
The news comes from Blizzard's global community development director for Diablo 4, Adam Fletcher, who took to social media to answer the question "if you die in [hardcore] PvP, is it permadeath, or..?"
