death warrant

noun

1
: a warrant for the execution of a death sentence
2

Examples of death warrant in a Sentence

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Anthony Wainwright is the next Florida inmate scheduled for execution — on June 10 — under a death warrant signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 16 May 2025 The Florida Supreme Court sided with the state and rejected Tanzi's concerns last week, meaning his last hope for a reprieve lies with the U.S. Supreme Court or through a pardon by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, who signed Tanzi's death warrant in March. Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025 DeSantis, a Republican, signed the death warrant Monday night. Curt Anderson, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2025 DeSantis last week also signed a death warrant for Anthony Wainwright, who was convicted of kidnapping a woman in 1994 from a Winn-Dixie supermarket parking lot in Lake City and raping and murdering her in rural Hamilton County. Victoria Ballard, Sun Sentinel, 14 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for death warrant

Word History

First Known Use

1692, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of death warrant was in 1692

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“Death warrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20warrant. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.

Legal Definition

death warrant

see warrant

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