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- Dictionarywarrant/ˈwɒrənt/
noun
- 1. a document issued by a legal or government official authorizing the police or another 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
- 2. justification or authority for an action, belief, or feeling: "there is no warrant for this assumption" Similar
verb
- 1. justify or necessitate (a course of action): "the employees feel that industrial action is warranted" Similar
- 2. officially affirm or guarantee: "the vendor warrants the accuracy of the report" Similar
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WARRANT definition: 1. to make a particular activity necessary: 2. used to say that you are certain about something…. Learn more.
The meaning of WARRANT is sanction, authorization; also : evidence for or token of authorization. How to use warrant in a sentence.
to give a formal assurance, or a guarantee or promise, to or for; guarantee: to warrant someone honorable treatment; to warrant payment; to warrant safe delivery. to guarantee the quantity, quality, and other representations of (an article, product, etc.), as to a purchaser.
an official document, signed by a judge or other person in authority, that gives the police permission to search someone's home, arrest a person, or take some other action: a search warrant. Judge La Riva had issued an arrest warrant/a warrant for his arrest. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
A warrant is a legal document that allows someone to do something, especially one that is signed by a judge or magistrate and gives the police permission to arrest someone or search their house.
n. 1. An order that serves as authorization, especially: a. Law A judicial writ authorizing the search or seizure of property, arrest of a person, or the execution of a legal judgment. b. A voucher authorizing payment or receipt of money. c. An option to buy stock at a specified price from an issuing company. 2. a.
noun. /ˈwɒrənt/. /ˈwɔːrənt/. [countable] a legal document that is signed by a judge and gives the police authority to do something. an arrest warrant. warrant for something They issued a warrant for her arrest.
As a verb, it means to make something seem reasonable or necessary, such as when the ticking suitcase warrants bringing in the bomb squad, or when the teenager's sneaking in late again warrants a stricter curfew.
an official document that allows someone to do something, for example that allows a police officer to search a building: The police have a warrant for his arrest. See also. search warrant.
A warrant is a legal document that allows someone to do something, especially one that is signed by a judge or magistrate and gives the police permission to arrest someone or search their house. More
