death warrant noun
plural death warrants
plural death warrants
Learner's definition of DEATH WARRANT
[count]
: an official document ordering a person to be killed as a punishment死刑执行令—
often used figuratively常用作比喻 -
The law suit was the company's death warrant.那场官司导致了公司的倒闭。
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If you share needles with other drug users, you're signing your own death warrant. [=you are doing something that will cause your own death]如果与其他吸毒者共用针头,就等于自寻死路。