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warrant

/ warrant /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts
Type of:
writ judicial writ
Kinds of:
search warrant bench warrant arrest warrant death warrant cachet
Domain:
law jurisprudence
noun Sense 2
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"
Type of:
security surety
Kinds of:
perpetual warrant subscription warrant
noun Sense 3
a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications
Type of:
assurance pledge
Kinds of:
security surety deposit stock warrant
Derived:
guarantee vouch
verb Sense 4
stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of
"The dealer warrants all the cars he sells"
"I warrant this information"
Type of:
back endorse indorse
Kinds of:
cover insure underwrite certify endorse
Derived:
guarantee warrantee warranty guarantor surety
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 5
show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for
"The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns"
"The end justifies the means"
Type of:
confirm reassert
Derived:
justification
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 6
formal and explicit approval
"a Democrat usually gets the union''s endorsement"
Type of:
approval commendation
Kinds of:
O.K. OK okay okey okeh
Derived:
certify endorse indorse permit allow
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
47
Times Searched
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writ judicial writ search warrant bench warrant arrest warrant death warrant cachet security surety perpetual warrant subscription warrant assurance