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   War·rant

   /ˈwôrənt/

   

   noun

   • 1. a document issued by a legal or government official authorizing the police or some other body to make an arrest, search premises, or carry out some other action relating to the administration of justice: "magistrates issued a warrant for his arrest" Similar authorizationwritten orderlicensepermitofficial documentwritordersummonssubpoenamandatedecreefiatedictpapers
   • ▪ a document that entitles the holder to receive goods, money, or services: "we'll issue you with a travel warrant" Similar voucherchitslippaperticketcouponpass
   • ▪ a negotiable security allowing the holder to buy shares at a specified price at or before some future date: "warrant bonds"
   • 2. justification or authority for an action, belief, or feeling: "there is no warrant for this assumption" Similar justificationgroundscauserationalebasisassuranceauthoritylicenseauthorizationsanctionvindication
   • 3. an official certificate of appointment issued to an officer of lower rank than a commissioned officer.

   verb

   • 1. justify or necessitate (a certain course of action): "that offense is serious enough to warrant a court martial" Similar justifyvindicatecall forsanctionvalidatebe a justification/reason forpermitauthorizeentitleempowerupholdcondoneendorsedeserveexcusebe a defense ofexplain awayaccount foroffer grounds forlegitimizesupportconsent tolicenseapprove ofmeritqualify forratebe worthy ofbe worthbe entitled tobe deserving of
   • ▪ officially affirm or guarantee: "the vendor warrants the accuracy of the report" Similar guaranteeaffirmswearpromisevowpledgegive an undertakingundertakestateassertdeclareaverproclaimpronounceprofessattestvouchtestifybear witnesssupportendorseunderwriteback upstand by

   Word Origin Middle English (in the senses ‘protector’ and ‘safeguard’, also, as a verb, ‘keep safe from danger’): from variants of Old French guarant (noun), guarantir (verb), of Germanic origin; compare with guarantee.

   Derivatives

   • 1. warranter noun

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