death warrant

English

Noun

death warrant (plural death warrants)

An official warrant that authorizes capital punishment.
(figurative) That which definitively spells the end of something.

Synonyms

execution warrant

Derived terms

sign one's death warrant

Translations

warrant that authorizes capital punishment

Arabic: عقوبَة الإعدام
Czech: rozsudek smrti m
French: condamnation à mort f
German: Todesurteil (de) n, Hinrichtungsbefehl m
Italian: condanna a morte f
Polish: kara śmierci (pl) f
Portuguese: sentença de morte f
Russian: сме́ртная ка́знь (ru) f (smértnaja káznʹ)
Spanish: sentencia de muerte f
Turkish: ölüm cezası (tr), idam cezası (tr)
Ukrainian: сме́ртний ви́рок m (smértnyj výrok)

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