death warrant

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noun

an official order authorizing the execution of the sentence of death.

anything that ends hope, expectation, etc.

Origin of death warrant

First recorded in 1685–95

Words nearby death warrant

death tourist, deathtrap, Death Valley, death-valley curve, Death Valley National Monument, death warrant, deathwatch, death wish, deathy, deattribute, deattribution

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Example sentences from the Web for death warrant

Can I sign his death-warrant who has tolerated me about his grounds so long?
My Garden Acquaintance|James Russell Lowell
Ten minutes after he had entered the official room, Ivan left it again, bearing with him the death-warrant of his military career.
The Genius|Margaret Horton Potter
Yet my brain burns with the thought of Mary's death-warrant unsigned.
No Great Magic|Fritz Reuter Leiber
She went out of the pretty drawing-room where she had heard what seemed to her her death-warrant.
A Mad Love|Bertha M. Clay

More cruel than the bloodiest pirate was the fate that forced him thus to bear the death-warrant of his own young life.
Kate Bonnet|Frank R. Stockton

British Dictionary definitions for death warrant

death warrant

noun

the official authorization for carrying out a sentence of death

sign one's death warrant or sign one's own death warrant to cause one's own destruction

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单词	death warrant
释义	death warrant SEE SYNONYMS FOR death warrant ON THESAURUS.COM noun an official order authorizing the execution of the sentence of death. anything that ends hope, expectation, etc. Origin of death warrant First recorded in 1685–95 Words nearby death warrant death tourist, deathtrap, Death Valley, death-valley curve, Death Valley National Monument, death warrant, deathwatch, death wish, deathy, deattribute, deattribution Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for death warrant Can I sign his death-warrant who has tolerated me about his grounds so long? My Garden Acquaintance\|James Russell Lowell Ten minutes after he had entered the official room, Ivan left it again, bearing with him the death-warrant of his military career. The Genius\|Margaret Horton Potter Yet my brain burns with the thought of Mary's death-warrant unsigned. No Great Magic\|Fritz Reuter Leiber She went out of the pretty drawing-room where she had heard what seemed to her her death-warrant. A Mad Love\|Bertha M. Clay More cruel than the bloodiest pirate was the fate that forced him thus to bear the death-warrant of his own young life. Kate Bonnet\|Frank R. Stockton British Dictionary definitions for death warrant death warrant noun the official authorization for carrying out a sentence of death sign one's death warrant or sign one's own death warrant to cause one's own destruction Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to death warrant apocalypse, bane, doom, fate, quietus, coup de grace, cutoff, death knell, deathblow, end point
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death warrant

noun

Origin of death warrant

Words nearby death warrant

Example sentences from the Web for death warrant

British Dictionary definitions for death warrant

noun

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