warrant
warrant /ˈwɔrənt/
noun
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(
)
(law) a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts
(
warrant
)
(law) a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts
The police obtained a warrant to search the suspect's home
The police obtained a warrant to search the suspect's home
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A written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications
(
warrant
, warrantee
, guarantee
, warranty
)
a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications
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Formal and explicit approval
(
endorsement
, indorsement
, countenance
, imprimatur
, sanction
, warrant
)
formal and explicit approval
A Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement
a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement
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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
(
stock warrant
, stock-purchase warrant
, warrant
)
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
as a sweetener they offered warrants along with the fixed-income securities
verb
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(
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Provide adequate grounds to justify (a certain course of action)
(
warrant
)
provide adequate grounds to justify (a certain course of action)
The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns
The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns
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Stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of
(
warrant
, guarantee
)
stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of
The dealer warrants all the cars he sells
The dealer warrants all the cars he sells
I warrant this information
I warrant this information