death warrant

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death warrant noun

plural death warrants

death warrant

noun

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。
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。