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See: SIGN ONE'S OWN DEATH WARRANT.

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[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

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