death warrant

• Ordem oficial que autoriza a execução de alguém; em sentido figurado, algo que leva ao fim, à ruína ou ao fracasso de uma pessoa, plano ou organização.

An official order for someone to be executed, or figuratively, something that will cause the end or failure of a person, plan, or organization.

1. Official execution orderB2formal

   An official document ordering the execution of a person sentenced to death.

   Ordem de execução

   • The judge signed the death warrant for the convicted murderer.
   • The prisoner was informed that his death warrant had been issued.
   • In some countries, the death warrant requires approval from the head of state.

2. Figurative: cause of failure or ruinB2informal

   Something that inevitably leads to the end, failure, or destruction of a person, plan, or organization.

   Sentença de morte

   • The new regulation was the death warrant for small businesses in the area.
   • His public scandal was the death warrant for his political career.
   • Ignoring customer feedback can be the death warrant for a company.