death warrant

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Noun death warrant has 1 sense

death warrant - a warrant to execute the death sentence
--₁ is a kind of warrant

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Term: Death Warrant

Description:

A death warrant refers to an official document issued by a legal authority, typically a court or government, which authorizes the execution of a person convicted of a capital offense. It serves as a legal order for carrying out a death sentence.

Example Sentences:

The judge signed the death warrant, ordering the convicted criminal to be executed by lethal injection.
After exhausting all the appeals, the prisoner accepted his fate when he received his own death warrant.
Historically, death warrants were often publically displayed to inform the community of upcoming executions.

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