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warrant
- 1) noun, anything that gives authority for an action or decision; authorization; sanction
- 2) noun, a document that certifies or guarantees, such as a receipt for goods stored in a warehouse, a licence, or a commission
- 3) noun, law an authorization issued by a magistrate or other official allowing a constable or other officer to search or seize property, arrest a person, or perform some other specified act
- 4) noun, (in certain armed services) the official authority for the appointment of warrant officers
- 5) noun, a security that functions as a stock option by giving the owner the right to buy ordinary shares in a company at a specified date, often at a specified price
- 6) verb, to guarantee the quality, condition, etc, of (something)
- 7) verb, to give authority or power to
- 8) verb, to attest to or assure the character, worthiness, etc, of
- 9) verb, to guarantee (a purchaser of merchandise) against loss of, damage to, or misrepresentation concerning the merchandise
- 10) verb, law to guarantee (the title to an estate or other property)
- 11) verb, to declare boldly and confidently
Etymology
C13: from Anglo-French warrant, variant of Old French guarant, from guarantir to guarantee, of Germanic origin; compare guaranty
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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licence, security, authorize, permit, permission, authority, commission, sanction, pledge, warranty, carte blanche, call forth, demand, require, merit, rate, commission, earn, deserve, permit, sanction, excuse, justify, license, authorize, entail, necessitate