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death warrant

death war·rant
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [deth wawr-uh nt, wor-]
    • /dɛθ ˈwɔr ənt, ˈwɒr-/
    • /deθ ˈwɒr.ənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [deth wawr-uh nt, wor-]
    • /dɛθ ˈwɔr ənt, ˈwɒr-/

Definitions of death warrant words

  • countable noun death warrant A death warrant is an official document which orders that someone is to be executed as a punishment for a crime. 3
  • noun death warrant the official authorization for carrying out a sentence of death 3
  • noun death warrant an official order to put a person to death 3
  • noun death warrant anything that makes inevitable the destruction or end of a person or thing 3
  • noun death warrant an official order authorizing the execution of the sentence of death. 1
  • noun death warrant anything that ends hope, expectation, etc. 1
See all 7 definitions of death warrant

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Origin of death warrant

First appearance:

before 1685
One of the 48% oldest English words
First recorded in 1685-95

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Parts of speech for Death warrant

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Death warrant

death warrant popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

death warrant usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for death warrant

noun death warrant

  • apocalypse — The apocalypse is the total destruction and end of the world.
  • bane — The bane of someone or the bane of someone's life is something that frequently makes them feel unhappy or annoyed.
  • doom — fate or destiny, especially adverse fate; unavoidable ill fortune: In exile and poverty, he met his doom.
  • fate — something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot: It is always his fate to be left behind.
  • quietus — a finishing stroke; anything that effectually ends or settles: Having given a quietus to the argument, she left.
All 9 Synonyms of death warrant

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