Execution warrant

Large hand-written document, coloured yellow with age. There is a block of text at the top, and 59 signatures and red wax seals at the bottom.
The death warrant (1649) of King Charles I of England and the wax seals of the 59 commissioners.[a]

An execution warrant (also called death warrant or black warrant) is a writ that authorizes the execution of a condemned person.
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