Death warrant

Death warrant

Death warrant can refer to:

* An execution warrant
* "Death Warrant", the 1990 action film starring Jean-Claude Van Damme


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  • death warrant — see warrant Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. death warrant …   Law dictionary

  • death warrant — death warrants also death warrant 1) N COUNT A death warrant is an official document which orders that someone is to be executed as a punishment for a crime. 2) PHRASE: V inflects If you say that someone is signing their own death warrant, you… …   English dictionary

  • Death Warrant — Título Libertad para morir Ficha técnica Dirección Deran Sarafian Reparto Jean Claude Van Damme Robert Guillaume Cynthia …   Wikipedia Español

  • Death warrant — Death Death (d[e^]th), n. [OE. deth, dea[eth], AS. de[ a][eth]; akin to OS. d[=o][eth], D. dood, G. tod, Icel. dau[eth]i, Sw. & Dan. d[ o]d, Goth. dau[thorn]us; from a verb meaning to die. See {Die}, v. i., and cf. {Dead}.] 1. The cessation of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • death warrant — death ,warrant noun count an official document ordering someone to be punished by death sign your own death warrant INFORMAL to do something that will cause you great danger or very serious problems …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • death warrant — death .warrant n 1.) an official document stating that someone is to be killed as a punishment 2.) something that is likely to cause you very serious trouble, or even your death ▪ By indulging in casual sex, many teenagers could be signing their… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • death warrant — n. 1. an official order to put a person to death 2. anything that makes inevitable the destruction or end of a person or thing …   English World dictionary

  • Death Warrant — Not to be confused with Execution warrant. Death Warrant Theatrical release poster Directed by Deran Sarafian …   Wikipedia

  • death warrant — noun a warrant to execute the death sentence • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑warrant * * * noun, pl ⋯ rants [count] : an official document ordering a person to be killed as a punishment often used figuratively The law suit was the… …   Useful english dictionary

  • death warrant — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms death warrant : singular death warrant plural death warrants an official document ordering someone to be punished by death • sign your own death warrant …   English dictionary

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