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war·rant  (wôrnt, wr-)

n.

1. Authorization or certification; sanction, as given by a superior.

2. Justification for an action or a belief; grounds: "He almost gives his failings as a warrant for his greatness" Garry Wills.

3. Something that provides assurance or confirmation; a guarantee or proof: a warrant of authenticity; a warrant for success.

4. An order that serves as authorization, especially:

a. A voucher authorizing payment or receipt of money.

b. Law A judicial writ authorizing an officer to make a search, seizure, or arrest or to execute a judgment.

5.

a. A warrant officer.

b. A certificate of appointment given to a warrant officer.

tr.v. war·rant·ed, war·rant·ing, war·rants

1. To guarantee or attest to the quality, accuracy, or condition of.

2. To guarantee or attest to the character or reliability of; vouch for.

3.

a. To guarantee (a product).

b. To guarantee (a purchaser) indemnification against damage or loss.

4. To guarantee the immunity or security of.

5. To provide adequate grounds for; justify. See Synonyms at justify.

6. To grant authorization or sanction to (someone); authorize or empower.

7. Law To guarantee clear title to (real property).

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[Middle English warant, from Old North French, of Germanic origin; see wer-⁴ in Indo-European roots.]

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warrant·a·bili·ty, warrant·a·ble·ness n.

warrant·a·ble adj.

warrant·a·bly adv.

warrant·less adj.

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warrant

Noun

1. an official authorization for some action or decision: Scotland Yard today issued a warrant for the arrest of this man

2. a document that certifies or guarantees something, such as a receipt or licence

Verb

to make necessary: we've no hard evidence to warrant a murder investigation [Old French guarant]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	warrant - a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts search warrant - a warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to search for objects or people involved in the commission of a crime and to produce them in court; the warrant describes the locations where the officials may search arrest warrant, bench warrant - a warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to apprehend an offender and bring that person to court death warrant - a warrant to execute the death sentence lettre de cachet, cachet - a warrant formerly issued by a French king who could warrant imprisonment or death in a signed letter under his seal reprieve - a warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence) commutation - a warrant substituting a lesser punishment for a greater one amnesty, pardon - a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense judicial writ, writ - (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
	2.	warrant - a type of security issued by a corporation (usually together with a bond or preferred stock) that gives the holder the right to purchase a certain amount of common stock at a stated price; "as a sweetener they offered warrants along with the fixed-income securities" stock warrant, stock-purchase warrant surety, security - property that your creditor can claim in case you default on your obligation; "bankers are reluctant to lend without good security" perpetual warrant - a warrant with no expiration date subscription warrant - a warrant that expires on a stipulated date
	3.	warrant - formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement" imprimatur, sanction, countenance, endorsement, indorsement commendation, approval - a message expressing a favorable opinion; "words of approval seldom passed his lips" O.K., okay, okeh, okey, OK - an endorsement; "they gave us the O.K. to go ahead" visa - an endorsement made in a passport that allows the bearer to enter the country issuing it nihil obstat - the phrase used by the official censor of the Roman Catholic Church to say that a publication has been examined and contains nothing offensive to the church
	4.	warrant - a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications guarantee, warranty, warrantee surety, security - a guarantee that an obligation will be met deposit - a payment given as a guarantee that an obligation will be met stock warrant - a written certificate that gives the holder the right to purchase shares of a stock for a specified price within a specified period of time assurance, pledge - a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something; "an assurance of help when needed"; "signed a pledge never to reveal the secret"
Verb	1.	warrant - show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for; "The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns"; "The end justifies the means" justify reassert, confirm - strengthen or make more firm; "The witnesses confirmed the victim's account"
	2.	warrant - stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of; "The dealer warrants all the cars he sells"; "I warrant this information" guarantee underwrite, insure, cover - protect by insurance; "The insurance won't cover this" endorse, indorse, certify - guarantee as meeting a certain standard; "certified grade AAA meat" back, endorse, indorse, plump for, plunk for, support - be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960"

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warrant

verb 1. call for, demand, require, merit, rate, commission, earn, deserve, permit, sanction, excuse, justify, license, authorize, entail, necessitate, be worthy of, give ground for

noun 2. authorization, permit, licence, permission, security, authority, commission, sanction, pledge, warranty, carte blanche

Translations

warrant [ˈwɔrnt] n (LAW) (to arrest) → orden f de detención: (to search) → mandamiento de registro

vt (= justify, merit) → merecer

warrant [ˈwɔrnt] n (= guarantee) → garantie f;

(Law) (to arrest) → mandat m d'arrêt: (to search) → mandat de perquisition

vt (= justify, merit) → justifier

warrant [ˈwɔrnt] n (Law) (for arrest) → Haftbefehl m;

(000) (also: search warrant) → Durchsuchungsbefehl m

vt (= justify, merit) → rechtfertigen

warrant [ˈwɔrnt] n (LAW) (to arrest) → mandato di cattura: (to search) → mandato di perquisizione

vt (= justify, merit) → giustificare

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warrant

v warrant [ˈworənt]

1 to justify A slight cold does not warrant your staying off work. verskoon يُبَرِّر، يُجيز основание ospravedlnit berettige rechtfertigen δικαιολογώ, δίνω το δικαίωμα justificar õigustama حكم كتبي oikeuttaa justifier לְהַצדִיק औचित्य nalog indokol memberi pembenaran, menghalalkan réttlæta giustificare 正当化する ...을 정당화하다, 옳다고 하다 pateisinti attaisnot mewajarkan rechtvaardigen gi rett til, berettige til usprawiedliwiać justificar a justi­fica оправдывать ospravedlniť upravičiti opravdati berättiga, rättfärdiga ให้เหตุผล; รับรอง; รับประกัน haklı kılmak, hak kazandırmak 證明，成為...的根據 виправдовувати وجہ جواز ہونا biện hộ 证明，成为...的根据

2 an old word to state confidently or (be willing to) bet that I'll warrant he's gone riding instead of doing his work. wed يَضْمَن، يَكْفَل гарантирам garantovat garantere sich verbürgen für εγγυώμαι asegurar (que) kinnitama مجوز taata assurer (que) אוֹמֵר בִּבטחָה का आश्वासन देना garantirati garantál bertaruh (þora að) veðja garantire, assicurare うけあう 보증하다; 단언하다 prisiekti, eiti lažybų garantēt; likt galvu ķīlā jaminan garanderen vedde på (at) ręczyć apostar a se asigura că ручаться garantovať biti prepričan garantovati garantera, försäkra อนุญาต; มอบอำนาจ temin etmek 擔保 ручатися, гарантувати تصدیق کرنا bảo đảm 担保

n

something that gives authority, especially a legal document giving the police the authority for searching someone's house, arresting someone etc The police have a warrant for his arrest. lasbrief أمْر رَسْمي، إجازَه пълномощно příkaz dommerkendelse die Vollmacht ένταλμα orden judicial volitus اجازه valtuudet mandat צַו अधिकारपत्र garancija végrehajtási parancs surat perintah heimild, leyfi mandato 令状 영장, 소환장 orderis orderis; pilnvara waran bevelschrift, machtiging hjemmel, (arrest/ransakings)-ordre nakaz mandato mandat ордер príkaz nalog nalog fullmakt, tillstånd สิ่งที่รับรองบุคคลในการที่จะกระทำสิ่งใดสิ่งหนึ่ง yetki, selâhiyet 授權證書 підстава; повноваження مختار نامہ giấy chứng nhận 授权证书