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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The film follows a conservative judge (his job is signing government death warrants) who is forced to choose between supporting the ruling mullahs and his own family, including two teenage daughters, who get caught up in Woman, Life, Freedom protests. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2025 Middle age, which used to be a death warrant for most actresses, has proved more expansive than expected. Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025 With Mayes' death warrant request for Gunches, Mitchell's office said in papers filed with the Supreme Court on Tuesday, the issue over who had the authority to request a death warrant had become moot. Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 11 Dec. 2024 County Attorney Rachel Mitchell had been critical of Attorney General Kris Mayes' pause on the death penalty, leading her to ask the Supreme Court for a death warrant for prisoner Aaron Gunches. Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 11 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for death warrant 

Word History

First Known Use

1692, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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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 22 Jan. 2025.

Legal Definition

death warrant

see warrant

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