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death warrant

 noun
     
Related topics: Law
death warrant [countable]
1SCL an official document stating that someone is to be killed as a punishment
2 something that is likely to cause you very serious trouble, or even your death:
By indulging in casual sex, many teenagers could be signing their own death warrants.
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