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Early this morning, I signed my death warrant.
Michael Collins

Meaning of "death warrant" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DEATH WARRANT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEATH WARRANT

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adjective
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Death warrant is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DEATH WARRANT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Execution warrant

An execution warrant is a writ which authorizes the execution of a judgment of death on an individual. An execution warrant is not to be confused with a "license to kill", which operates like an arrest warrant but with deadly force instead of arrest as the end goal.

Definition of death warrant in the English dictionary

The definition of death warrant in the dictionary is the official authorization for carrying out a sentence of death.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEATH WARRANT

death mask
death metal
death notice
death penalty
death rate
death rattle
death ray
death roll
death row
death seat
death sentence
death squad
death tax
death threat
death throes
death toll
death tourist
death trap
Death Valley
death wish

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEATH WARRANT

aberrant
arrant
arrest warrant
bench warrant
blackcurrant
currant
errant
extradition warrant
flowering currant
grant
inerrant
knight errant
knights errant
redcurrant
royal warrant
search warrant
sign one´s death warrant
susurrant
warrant
white currant

Synonyms and antonyms of death warrant in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «death warrant» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEATH WARRANT

Find out the translation of death warrant to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of death warrant from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «death warrant» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

死刑执行令
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sentencia de muerte
570 millions of speakers

English

death warrant
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मौत वारंट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مذكرة الموت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

смертный приговор
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sentença de morte
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফাঁসির পরত্তয়ানা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

arrêt de mort
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Waran kematian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Todesurteil
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

死刑執行令状
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

사형 집행 영장
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wara pati
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lịnh xử tử
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மரண தண்டனைக்கான ஆணை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मृत्यू वारंट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ölüm fermanı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

morte warrant
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wyrok śmierci
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

смертний вирок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

condamnarea la moarte
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ένταλμα θανάτου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dood lasbrief
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dödsdom
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dødsdom
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of death warrant

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEATH WARRANT»

The term «death warrant» is regularly used and occupies the 55.328 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEATH WARRANT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about death warrant

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2 QUOTES WITH «DEATH WARRANT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word death warrant.
1
Michael Collins
Early this morning, I signed my death warrant.
2
Yusuf Hamied
India made a big mistake by signing up to TRIPS. With a population of 1.3 billion, India can't afford a monopoly in healthcare. Monopolies lead to higher prices and we can't allow them in a country like India with so much poverty and misery. It was like signing our own death warrant.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEATH WARRANT»

Discover the use of death warrant in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to death warrant and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Death Warrant
With cattle baron Terrill and the T Bar Ranch in trouble and someone fixing to stir up a vicious range war, tough as nails Federal Judge Clay Torn must put aside his justice's robes and pick up a rifle. Original.
Hank Edwards, 1993
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Death Warrant: Kenneth Noye, the Brink's-Mat Robbery And the ...
Will Pearson's searing, no-punches-pulled page-turner takes us from the grimy back streets of Peckham via secret Spanish villas and a Cosa Nostra Florida condominium to the high life in Switzerland, playing an expert light on one of the ...
Will Pearson, 2007
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"I Signed My Death Warrant": Michael Collins & the Treaty
Eamon de Valera called the Treaty 'treason', and subsequently led his followers out of the Dail in protest - an act that precipitated the Civil War. I Signed My Death Warrant is a study of the controversy surrounding the Treaty.
T. Ryle Dwyer, 2006
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DeathQuest: An Introduction to the Theory and Practice of ...
A death warrant, which typically sets the date and place for a prisoner's execution , usually is issued by a state's governor, or the president of the United States in federal death penalty cases, and authorizes a warden or other prison officials to ...
Robert M. Bohm, 2011
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Facing the Death Penalty: Essays on a Cruel and Unusual ...
In mid-June Governor Bob Graham signed David's death warrant, setting the execution date for 12 July. It was David's third death warrant, and thus the third time his possessions were packed and he was moved to a holding cell, under 24- hour ...
Michael Radelet, 1990
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The Death Penalty: Constitutional Issues, Commentaries and ...
that such claims do not become ripe for petition until an inmate gets closer to his or her execution date. Such habeas petitions also do not become ripe until a death warrant, which specifies the date of execution, has been issued by the court.
Rolando V. del Carmen, Scott Vollum, Kelly Cheeseman, 2010
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America Without the Death Penalty: States Leading the Way
Condemned persons were held under a sentence of death until the governor either signed their death warrant and delivered it to the hangman, or commuted their death sentence. The bill placed so much responsibility on the governor that  ...
John F. Galliher, Larry W. Koch, David Patrick Keys, 2005
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The Last Murder: The Investigation, Prosecution, and ...
Tony Guarisco, who had prosecuted John Spinkelink, argued the case for the State.30 Unsurprisingly, Bundy was denied clemency, and Graham signed his death warrant. After the warrant was signed, Bundy gave an exclusive interview to ...
George R. Dekle, 2011
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Michael Collins: The Man Who Made Ireland
Tim Pat Coogan's biography presents the life of a man whose idealistic vigor and determination were matched by his political realism and organizational abilities. This is the classic biography of the man who created modern Ireland.
‎2002
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The High court of justice; comprising memoirs of the ...
James Caulfield. THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE. 99 an order for a regiment of foot, and was sent to Ireland, where however he had not long been, before Sir George Booth appeared at the head of a party in Cheshire, in support of King ...
James Caulfield, 1820

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEATH WARRANT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term death warrant is used in the context of the following news items.
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Titans QB Signs His Own Death Warrant, Calls Out J.J. Watt (w …
We're a couple decades removed now from Nashville stealing our professional football team, so we tend to forget that we are supposed to ... «Houston Press, Jul 15»
2
Greg Hunt approves $1.2bn Shenhua coalmine on Liverpool Plains
“Farming is dead today in the Liverpool Plains, I really hope Greg Hunt realises he has signed its death warrant,” said Tim Duddy, a cotton, ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
Heartbreak of OAP who signed dog's life away by accident: Great …
She signed it without knowing that it was the dog's death warrant.' Miss Winson, 23, has now written a letter of complaint to the practice over the ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
4
Letter, 7/8: Not signing petition
Neither am I. A signature on a death warrant can't be erased. Clayton Christiansen, Nebraska City. Copyright 2015 JournalStar.com. All rights ... «Lincoln Journal Star, Jul 15»
5
"Rape of Thrones": Why I Regret Watching Game of Thrones Season 5
I mean, Sansa accidentally signed her own father's death warrant so she could stay close to Joffrey. Needless to say, she regretted THAT ... «moviepilot.com, Jul 15»
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Mother accused of leaving toddler in hot car while she shopped at …
"If your child is in back there, that is a death warrant. You take your wallet, your cell phone.. include your kid in that list," said Luis Feliciano. «FOX 10 News Phoenix, Jul 15»
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Letter, 7/7: Don't sign petition
Neither am I. A signature on a death warrant can't be erased. Clayton Christiansen, Nebraska City. Copyright 2015 JournalStar.com. All rights ... «Lincoln Journal Star, Jul 15»
8
How Argentina and China Reacted to Greece's Referendum Results
We hope that Europe and its leaders understand the message … that you can't force anyone to sign their own death warrant.” Argentina ... «Greek Reporter, Jul 15»
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What we learned at the British Grand Prix?
... to keep F1 in the press, though said we have a responsibility to assure the future of the sport as well, rather than signing its death warrant. «crash.net, Jul 15»
10
Canada must avoid Greek entitlement
... and more popular comments made by author and far-left celeb Naomi Klein: "Nobody should be forced to sign their own death warrant. «Toronto Sun, Jul 15»

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