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sign one's death warrant

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To make a decision that dooms one to certain death.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1921, Míchael Collins, after signing the Anglo-Irish Treaty Think — what have I got for Ireland? Something which she has wanted these past seven hundred years. Will anyone be satisfied at the bargain? Will anyone? I tell you this; early this morning I signed my death warrant. I thought at the time how odd, how ridiculous — a bullet may just as well have done the job five years ago.

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: underskrive sin egen dødsdom — doom one to certain death
  • Finnish: allekirjoittaa kuolemantuomionsa — doom one to certain death
  • French: signer son arrêt de mort — doom one to certain death
  • German: sein eigenes Todesurteil unterschreiben — doom one to certain death
  • German: sein eigenes Todesurteil unterzeichnen — doom one to certain death
  • Hebrew: לחתום על גזר דין מוות — doom one to certain death
  • Hebrew: לחתום על פקודת חיסול — doom one to certain death
  • Hebrew: לחרוץ דין — doom one to certain death
  • Hebrew: לגזור מוות — doom one to certain death
  • Polish: skazywać się — doom one to certain death
  • Polish: skazać się — doom one to certain death
  • Russian: подписать себе смертный приговор (podpisát' sebé smértnyj prigovór) — doom one to certain death
  • Russian: подписать свой смертный приговор (podpisát' svoj smértnyj prigovór) — doom one to certain death
  • Spanish: firmar su propia sentencia de muerte — doom one to certain death
  • Turkish: kendi ölüm fermanını imzalamak — doom one to certain death
  • Turkish: ölüm fermanını imzalamak — doom one to certain death
  • Ukrainian: підписа́ти свій сме́ртний ви́рок (pidpysáty svij smértnyj výrok) — doom one to certain death