death warrant
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Florida is uniquely positioned because its governor has the singular ability to sign a death warrant for prisoners who have no more appeals - without oversight from the courts.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
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
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
By the time the death warrant is officially signed, the hockey team patient, and even die-hard fans, usually have long since come to terms with that mortality.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 11, 2024
It was his father, reading the death warrant.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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