sign one's death warrant
To make a decision that dooms one to certain deathTo make a decision that dooms one to certain death.
» The judge signed the arrest warrant.
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1 sensesTo make a decision that dooms one to certain death.
sein eigenes Todesurteil unterschreiben, sein eigenes Todesurteil unterzeichnen
подписать себе смертный приговорpodpisát' sebé smértnyj prigovór, подписать свой смертный приговорpodpisát' svoj smértnyj prigovór
підписа́ти свій сме́ртний ви́рокpidpysáty svij smértnyj výrok
Examples
2 sentencesThe judge signed the arrest warrant.
A judge signed a search warrant on Monday.
Translations
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Forms
signs one's death warrant, signing one's death warrant, signed one's death warrant, signed one's death warrant| Base form | sign one's death warrant · to sign one's death warrant |
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| 3rd person singular | signs one's death warrant |
| Present participle | signing one's death warrant |
| Past simple | signed one's death warrant |
| Past participle | signed one's death warrant |
irregular
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | sign one's death warrant |
| he, she, it | signs one's death warrant |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | signed one's death warrant |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have signed one's death warrant |
| he, she, it | has signed one's death warrant |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will sign one's death warrant |
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.