HyperDic: death_warrant

English > 1 sense of the expression *death warrant*:
NOUN	communication	death warrant	a warrant to execute the death sentence

English > *death warrant*: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
Meaning	A warrant to execute the death sentence.
Category	law, jurisprudence	The collection of rules imposed by authority
Broader	warrant	A writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts
Spanish	orden de ejecución, sentencia de muerte
Catalan	ordre d'execució