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Definition of Warrant

1. Noun. A writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts.

2. Verb. Show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for. "The end justifies the means"

3. Noun. 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"

4. Verb. Stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of. "I warrant this information"

5. Noun. Formal and explicit approval. "A Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement"

6. Noun. A written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications.

Definition of Warrant

1. n. That which warrants or authorizes; a commission giving authority, or justifying the doing of anything; an act, instrument, or obligation, by which one person authorizes another to do something which he has not otherwise a right to do; an act or instrument investing one with a right or authority, and thus securing him from loss or damage; commission; authority.

2. v. t. To make secure; to give assurance against harm; to guarantee safety to; to give authority or power to do, or forbear to do, anything by which the person authorized is secured, or saved harmless, from any loss or damage by his action.

3. n. That which warrants or authorizes; a commission giving authority, or justifying the doing of anything; an act, instrument, or obligation, by which one person authorizes another to do something which he has not otherwise a right to do; an act or instrument investing one with a right or authority, and thus securing him from loss or damage; commission; authority.

4. v. t. To make secure; to give assurance against harm; to guarantee safety to; to give authority or power to do, or forbear to do, anything by which the person authorized is secured, or saved harmless, from any loss or damage by his action.

Definition of Warrant

1. to give authority to [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Warrant

1. 1. That which warrants or authorises; a commission giving authority, or justifying the doing of anything; an act, instrument, or obligation, by which one person authorises another to do something which he has not otherwise a right to do; an act or instrument investing one with a right or authority, and thus securing him from loss or damage; commission; authority. Specifically: A writing which authorises a person to receive money or other thing. A precept issued by a magistrate authorising an officer to make an arrest, a seizure, or a search, or do other acts incident to the administration of justice. An official certificate of appointment issued to an officer of lower rank than a commissioned officer. See Warrant officer, below. 2. That which vouches or insures for anything; guaranty; security. "I give thee warrant of thy place." (Shak) "His worth is warrant for his welcome hither." (Shak) 3. That which attests or proves; a voucher. 4. Right; legality; allowance. Bench warrant. A special warrant from the crown, authorising a party to appoint an attorney to sue or defend for him. A special authority given by a party to his attorney to commence a suit, or to appear and defend a suit in his behalf. This warrant is now disused. Origin: OE. Warant, OF. Warant a warrant, a defender, protector, F. Garant, originally a p. Pr. Pf German origin, fr. OHG. Weren to grant, warrant, G. Gewahren; akin to OFries. Wera. Cf. Guarantee. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Warrant

warragal warragal warragals warragle warragles warragul warraguls warran warrand warranded

warrands warraned warraning warrans warrant (current term) warrant (current term) warrantable warrantableness warrantably warranted

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