death warrant
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Critics say this mothballing will amount to a death warrant, and have asked San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors to give the fountain another chance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026
Carr clearly got a taste for murder as the show progressed, bumping off Paloma Faith in plain sight and handing Lucy Beaumont her death warrant.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2025
That neighboring Indiana recently broke from the group of death penalty swing states after having not carried out an execution in 15 years makes Beshear’s refusal to issue a death warrant all the more significant.
From Slate ● Jul. 18, 2025
Officials then tried a central line, which involves a catheter placed into a large vein, but were unable to complete the process before the death warrant expired.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 22, 2024
I quickly prayed that my master wouldn’t swindle the ogre and get himself yet another death warrant.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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