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warrant Definition

war·rant (wôr′ənt, wär′-)

noun

    1. authorization or sanction, as by a superior or the law
    2. justification or reasonable grounds for some act, course, statement, or belief
  2. something that serves as an assurance, or guarantee, of some event or result
  3. a writing serving as authorization or certification for something; specif.,
    1. authorization in writing for the payment or receipt of money
    2. a short-term note issued by a municipality or other governmental agency, usually in anticipation of tax revenues
    3. an option issued by a company granting the holder the right to buy certain securities, generally common stock, at a specified price and usually for a limited time
    4. Law a writ or order authorizing an officer to make an arrest, seizure, or search, or perform some other designated act
    5. Mil. the certificate of appointment to the grade of warrant officer

Etymology: ME warant < NormFr (OFr garant), a warrant < Frank *warand < prp. of *warjan; akin to OE werian, to guard, defend: see weir

transitive verb

    1. to give (someone) authorization or sanction to do something
    2. to authorize (the doing of something)
  2. to serve as justification or reasonable grounds for (an act, belief, etc.) a remark that did not warrant such anger
  3. to give formal assurance, or guarantee, to (someone) or for (something); specif.,
    1. to guarantee the quality, quantity, condition, etc. of (goods) to the purchaser
    2. to guarantee to (the purchaser) that goods sold are as represented
    3. to guarantee to (the purchaser) the title of goods purchased; assure of indemnification against loss
    4. Law to guarantee the title of granted property to (the grantee)
  4. Informal to state with confidence; affirm emphatically I warrant they'll be late

warrant Related Forms
war′·rant·able adjective
warrant Synonyms

warrant

n.

authorization, certificate, credential, official document, summons, subpoena, security, pass, testimonial, passport, credentials, permit, license, permission, chit, verification, authentication.

warrant Synonyms

warrant

v.

  1. To guarantee

    assure, insure, vouch for; see assert 1, guarantee 1, 2, vouch.

  2. To justify

    bear out, call for, give grounds for; see explain, justify 2.

  3. To authorize

    empower, sanction, license; see approve 1, delegate 1. See syn. study at assert.

warrant Finance Definition
A security issued by a company that gives the owner the right to purchase stock shares at a set price within a specific time frame. In contrast, a perpetual warrant has no expiration date. Sometimes warrants are given to purchasers of debt or preferred stock as an incentive to buy.
warrant Law Definition

n

  1. An order in writing from a competent authority instructing that a certain act be carried out.
  2. In commercial and property law, a warrant also refers to a guarantee that a property being sold or transferred meets certain specified criteria.
arrest warrant
A court order directing that a certain person be taken into custody by the sheriff or other law officer and made to appear before the court to answer a complaint, or for some other reason.
bench warrant
An arrest warrant issued specifically by a judge for a person who has failed to appear before a court after previously having been summoned to do so, or who has been indicted for an offense or found to be in contempt of court.
death warrant
A warrant issued by a governor or other person with authority, commanding that a prisoner under sentence of death be put to death at a certain time and in a certain manner.
general warrant
A warrant used by the government to search a described premises and seize any proscribed substances not described in the warrant. This type of warrant has been held unconstitutional by the Supreme Court as violating the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution, except in cases where the seized items are in plain sight.
stock warrant
A certificate entitling the bearer to buy a certain number of shares of stock at a specified time for a set price.
warrant Usage Examples

Object

  • accuracy: We do not warrant the accuracy or completeness of such information.
  • investigation: Do they not warrant a full investigation of how he died, following the intervention of three NHS Trusts?

Converse of object

  • execute: PACE provides them with several other powers: To execute a warrant of arrest or commitment.
  • suspend: If accepted, this will suspend the warrant so long as you keep up-to-date with the agreed payments.
  • withdraw: Two MCCs withdrew old breach warrants ( more than 12 months ).

Adjective modifier

  • covered: Is there a minimum order volume in covered warrants?
  • eu-wide: The purpose of EU-wide arrest warrants was to help speed up extradition proceedings between members of the EU.
  • royal: This still showed the sealed can, as well as two royal warrants ( to the King and Queen ).
  • biblical: As someone has said: " This is a plain biblical warrant for a life assurance policy.

Modifies a noun

  • Friday: Might be the bench warrant friday gets quot bob competing at the.
  • Wednesday: Search warrants wednesday four of a. Another firm recently believe a word these wraps include.

Noun used with modifier

  • interception: ISPs can be forced to install equipment to support interception warrants.
  • arrest: Cohen filed a motion to vacate the arrest warrant, citing the threat to human life.
  • extradition: To see him arrested again on an extradition warrant beggars belief.
  • bench: Might be the bench warrant friday gets quot bob competing at the.
  • search: Even with a search warrant, they still cannot forcibly enter your house.
  • death: In 1661, the judges who had signed the death warrant of Charles I of England were pursued by Charles II.

Preposition: of

  • execution: If he issues a warrant of execution, the bailiff cannot levy on tools of the trade or on the van.
  • arrest: PACE provides them with several other powers: To execute a warrant of arrest or commitment.

Preposition: for

  • arrest: Background: A warrant for the arrest of Andrew Regan was issued on 8 October 1999.
warrant Quotes

Thinköwhat I have got for Ireland? Something which she has wanted these past seven hundred years.Will

—Collins, Michael

A stag of warrant, a stag, a stag, A runnable stag, a kingly crop, Brow, bay and trayand three on top, A stag, a runnable stag.

—Davidson,John

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