Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

death warrant

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.21 in modern English

Syllables: death war-rant
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An official warrant that authorizes capital punishment.

noun

That which definitively spells the end of something.

Example Sentences

"Ordo Malleus''' Inquisitor: I hereby sign the death warrant of an entire world, and consign a million souls to oblivion."

Inflected Forms

death warrants (plural)

Phrases

sign one's death warrant

Synonyms

execution warrant

Questions

What does death warrant mean?: An official warrant that authorizes capital punishment.

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