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warrant
Found in thesaurus: judicial writ, writ, security, surety, commendation, approval, pledge, assurance, confirm, reassert, endorse, plump for, support, back, indorse, plunk for
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warrant
v.
authorize; justify, entitle; empower; permit; sanction; vouch for, guarantee; pledge
n.
authorization, sanction; justification; authority; license to search (a house, etc.); authorization to make an arrest; guarantee; license; voucher; empowerment
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Warrant
Warrant may refer to:
- Warrant (law), a form of specific authorization
- Arrest warrant, authorizing the arrest and detention of an individual
- Search warrant, a court order issued that authorizes law enforcement to conduct a search for evidence
- Warrant (philosophy), a proper justification for holding a belief
- Quo warranto, a writ requiring the person to whom it is directed to show what authority they have for exercising some right or power (or "franchise") they claim to hold
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warrant
Noun
1. a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts
(hypernym) writ, judicial writ
(hyponym) search warrant
(classification) law, jurisprudence
2. 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"
(synonym) stock warrant, stock-purchase warrant
(hypernym) security, surety
(hyponym) perpetual warrant
3. formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement"
(synonym) sanction, countenance, endorsement, indorsement, imprimatur
(hypernym) approval, commendation
(hyponym) O.K., OK, okay, okey, okeh
4. a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications
(synonym) guarantee, warrantee, warranty
(hypernym) assurance, pledge
(hyponym) security, surety
(derivation) guarantee
Verb
1. show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for; "The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns"; "The end justifies the means"
(synonym) justify
(hypernym) confirm, reassert
2. stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of; "The dealer warrants all the cars he sells"; "I warrant this information"
(synonym) guarantee
(hypernym) back, endorse, indorse, plump for, plunk for, support
(hyponym) cover, insure, underwrite
(derivation) guarantee, warrantee, warranty
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Warrant (der)
nm.
warrant, authorization to make an arrest; license to search (a house, etc.)
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warrant
v.
zasloužit si
n.
povolení; příkaz
