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death warrantBrE /ˈdeθ wɒrənt/NAmE /ˈdeθ wɔːrənt/, /ˈdeθ wɑːrənt/ nounan official document stating that sb should receive the punishment of being killed for a crime that they have committed 死刑执行令◆The President signed the death warrant. 总统签署了死刑执行令。◆If you pay the ransom, you may be signing your son's death warrant. 如果你付赎金，可能就要了你儿子的命。◆(figurative) By withdrawing the funding, the government signed the project's death warrant. 政府撤回资金，也就是对这项工程判了死刑。 |