English dictionary
warrant
nounPronunciation
/ˈwɒɹənt/
/ˈwɑɹənt/
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noun
- Authorization or certification; a sanction, as given by a superior.
- Something that provides assurance or confirmation; a guarantee or proof.
- An order that serves as authorization; especially a voucher authorizing payment or receipt of money.
- 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.
- A judicial writ authorizing an officer to make a search, seizure, or arrest, or to execute a judgment.
- Short for warrant officer.
- A document certifying that a motor vehicle meets certain standards of mechanical soundness and safety; a warrant of fitness.
- A defender, a protector.
- Underclay in a coal mine.
verb
- To protect, keep safe (from danger).
- To give (someone) an assurance or guarantee (of something); also, with a double object: to guarantee (someone something).
- To guarantee (something) to be (of a specified quality, value, etc.).
- To guarantee as being true; (colloquially) to believe strongly.
- To authorize; to give (someone) sanction or warrant (to do something).
- To justify; to give grounds for.
Example sentences
a warrant of authenticity; a warrant for success
an arrest warrant issued by the court
That tree is going to fall, I’ll warrant.
I am warranted to search these premises fully.
Circumstances arose that warranted the use of lethal force.