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warrant

/ˈwɔɹənt/

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What does warrant mean?

noun

  1. Authorization or certification; a sanction, as given by a superior.
  2. Something that provides assurance or confirmation; a guarantee or proof.
  3. An order that serves as authorization; especially a voucher authorizing payment or receipt of money.
More meanings (13)

noun

  1. An option, usually issued together with another security and with a term at issue greater than a year, to buy other securities of the issuer.
  2. A judicial writ authorizing an officer to make a search, seizure, or arrest, or to execute a judgment.
  3. Ellipsis of warrant officer.
  4. A certificate of appointment given to a warrant officer.
  5. A document certifying that a motor vehicle meets certain standards of mechanical soundness and safety; a warrant of fitness.
  6. Underclay in a coal mine.
  7. (obsolete) A defender, a protector.

verb

  1. To guarantee (something) to be (of a specified quality, value, etc.).
  2. To guarantee as being true; (colloquial) to believe strongly.
  3. To authorize; to give (someone) sanction or warrant (to do something).
  4. To justify; to give grounds for.
  5. (obsolete) To protect, keep safe (from danger).
  6. (obsolete) To give (someone) an assurance or guarantee (of something); also, with a double object: to guarantee (someone something).
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IPA pronunciation

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In the hush which followed, our crime was recited, the death warrant read, then everybody uncovered while a priest uttered a prayer.
Mark TwainA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's CourtProject Gutenberg ebook #86
No, I warrant your grace you shall not entreat him to a second, that have so mightily persuaded him from a first.
William ShakespeareThe Complete Works of William ShakespeareProject Gutenberg ebook #100
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On each side there was much to attract, and their acquaintance soon promised as early an intimacy as good manners would warrant.
Jane AustenMansfield ParkProject Gutenberg ebook #141
Nothing came of this incident at the time, for the truth is it did not seem conclusive enough to warrant any discussion.
Theodore DreiserSister Carrie: A NovelProject Gutenberg ebook #233
In order to warrant this, the judge referred to one perfectly natural and harmless expression made by the woman when under examination.
Andrew Dickson WhiteHistory of the Warfare of Science with Theology in ChristendomProject Gutenberg ebook #505