warrant

See: SIGN ONE'S OWN DEATH WARRANT.

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sign one's own death warrant

[sign one's own death warrant] {v. phr.} To cause your own death or the loss of something you want very much. * /Mr. Carter had lung trouble, and the doctor […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

death

[death] See: [AT DEATH'S DOOR], [BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH], [CATCH ONE'S DEATH OF] or [TAKE ONE'S DEATH OF], [SIGN ONE'S OWN DEATH WARRANT], [TO DEATH]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

own

[own] See: [COME INTO ONE'S OWN], [DOSE OF ONE'S OWN MEDICINE], [HOLD ONE'S OWN], [IN A WORLD OF ONE'S OWN], [KEEP ONE'S OWN COUNSEL], [OF ONE'S OWN ACCORD] or [OF […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

swear out

[swear out] {v.} To get (a written order to do something) by swearing that a person has broken the law. * /The policeman swore out a warrant for the suspect's […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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