What Is A Warrant In Writing

war·rant

(wôr′ənt, wŏr′-)

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.

a. Justification for an action or a belief; grounds: "The difficulty of predicting the future is no warrant to ignore it" (Brian Hayes).

b. Something that provides assurance or confirmation; a guarantee or proof: "The kind of uncertainties and ambiguities ... which may damage [his] essays ... are often a warrant of authenticity in [his] fiction" (John Edward Hardy).

3. Authorization or certification; sanction, as given by a superior.

a. A warrant officer.

b. A certificate of appointment given to a warrant officer.

tr.v. war·rant·ed, war·rant·ing, war·rants

1. To provide adequate grounds for; justify or require: What could he have done that would warrant such a punishment?

a. To guarantee (a product).

b. To guarantee (a purchaser) indemnification against damage or loss.

3. Law To guarantee clear title to (real property).

[Middle English warant, from Old North French, of Germanic origin; see wer- in Indo-European roots.]

war′rant·a·bil′i·ty n.

war′rant·a·ble adj.

war′rant·a·bly adv.

war′rant·less adj.

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warrant

(ˈwɒrənt)

1. anything that gives authority for an action or decision; authorization; sanction

2. (Commerce) a document that certifies or guarantees, such as a receipt for goods stored in a warehouse, a licence, or a commission

3. (Law) law an authorization issued by a magistrate or other official allowing a constable or other officer to search or seize property, arrest a person, or perform some other specified act

4. (Military) (in certain armed services) the official authority for the appointment of warrant officers

5. (Stock Exchange) a security that functions as a stock option by giving the owner the right to buy ordinary shares in a company at a specified date, often at a specified price

vb (tr)

6. to guarantee the quality, condition, etc, of (something)

7. to give authority or power to

8. to attest to or assure the character, worthiness, etc, of

9. (Commerce) to guarantee (a purchaser of merchandise) against loss of, damage to, or misrepresentation concerning the merchandise

10. (Law) law to guarantee (the title to an estate or other property)

11. to declare boldly and confidently

[C13: from Anglo-French warrant, variant of Old French guarant, from guarantir to guarantee, of Germanic origin; compare guaranty]

ˈwarrantable adj

ˌwarrantaˈbility, ˈwarrantableness n

ˈwarrantably adv

ˈwarranter n

ˈwarrantless adj

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war•rant

(ˈwɔr ənt, ˈwɒr-)

1. authorization, sanction, or justification.

2. something that serves to give formal assurance of something; a guarantee.

3. something regarded as offering a guarantee or positive assurance of a thing: The cavalry and artillery were sure warrants of success.

4. a document certifying or authorizing something, as a receipt or license.

5. Law. an instrument authorizing an officer to make an arrest, search or seize property, etc.

6. the certificate of authority issued to an officer of the armed forces immediately below the rank of a commissioned officer.

7. a written authorization for the payment or receipt of money.

v.t.

8. to authorize.

9. to give reason or sanction for; justify: Circumstances warrant such measures.

10. to vouch for (often used with a clause): I'll warrant he did!

11. to give a formal assurance to or for; guarantee: to warrant payment.

12. to guarantee the quantity, quality, and other representations of (a product), as to a purchaser.

13. to assure indemnification against loss to.

14. Law. to guarantee title of property to (a grantee).

[1175–1225; Middle English warant < Anglo-French; Old French guarant < Germanic; compare Middle Low German warend, -ent warranty, n. use of present participle of waren to warrant; compare guaranty]

warrant

Past participle: warranted
Gerund: warranting

Imperative
warrant
warrant

Present
I warrant
you warrant
he/she/it warrants
we warrant
you warrant
they warrant

Preterite
I warranted
you warranted
he/she/it warranted
we warranted
you warranted
they warranted

Present Continuous
I am warranting
you are warranting
he/she/it is warranting
we are warranting
you are warranting
they are warranting

Present Perfect
I have warranted
you have warranted
he/she/it has warranted
we have warranted
you have warranted
they have warranted

Past Continuous
I was warranting
you were warranting
he/she/it was warranting
we were warranting
you were warranting
they were warranting

Past Perfect
I had warranted
you had warranted
he/she/it had warranted
we had warranted
you had warranted
they had warranted

Future
I will warrant
you will warrant
he/she/it will warrant
we will warrant
you will warrant
they will warrant

Future Perfect
I will have warranted
you will have warranted
he/she/it will have warranted
we will have warranted
you will have warranted
they will have warranted

Future Continuous
I will be warranting
you will be warranting
he/she/it will be warranting
we will be warranting
you will be warranting
they will be warranting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been warranting
you have been warranting
he/she/it has been warranting
we have been warranting
you have been warranting
they have been warranting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been warranting
you will have been warranting
he/she/it will have been warranting
we will have been warranting
you will have been warranting
they will have been warranting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been warranting
you had been warranting
he/she/it had been warranting
we had been warranting
you had been warranting
they had been warranting

Conditional
I would warrant
you would warrant
he/she/it would warrant
we would warrant
you would warrant
they would warrant

Past Conditional
I would have warranted
you would have warranted
he/she/it would have warranted
we would have warranted
you would have warranted
they would have warranted

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warrant

An authorization issued by a judge or magistrate allowing an officer to do something, such as search a premises or arrest a person.

Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:

Noun	1.	warrant - a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts search warrant - a warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to search for objects or people involved in the commission of a crime and to produce them in court; the warrant describes the locations where the officials may search arrest warrant, bench warrant - a warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to apprehend an offender and bring that person to court death warrant - a warrant to execute the death sentence lettre de cachet, cachet - a warrant formerly issued by a French king who could warrant imprisonment or death in a signed letter under his seal reprieve - a warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence) commutation - a warrant substituting a lesser punishment for a greater one amnesty, pardon - a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense judicial writ, writ - (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
	2.	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" stock warrant, stock-purchase warrant surety, security - property that your creditor can claim in case you default on your obligation; "bankers are reluctant to lend without good security" perpetual warrant - a warrant with no expiration date subscription warrant - a warrant that expires on a stipulated date
	3.	warrant - formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement" imprimatur, sanction, countenance, endorsement, indorsement commendation, approval - a message expressing a favorable opinion; "words of approval seldom passed his lips" O.K., okay, okeh, okey, OK - an endorsement; "they gave us the O.K. to go ahead" visa - an endorsement made in a passport that allows the bearer to enter the country issuing it nihil obstat - the phrase used by the official censor of the Roman Catholic Church to say that a publication has been examined and contains nothing offensive to the church
	4.	warrant - a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications guarantee, warranty, warrantee surety, security - a guarantee that an obligation will be met deposit - a payment given as a guarantee that an obligation will be met stock warrant - a written certificate that gives the holder the right to purchase shares of a stock for a specified price within a specified period of time assurance, pledge - a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something; "an assurance of help when needed"; "signed a pledge never to reveal the secret"
Verb	1.	warrant - show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for; "The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns"; "The end justifies the means" justify reassert, confirm - strengthen or make more firm; "The witnesses confirmed the victim's account"
	2.	warrant - stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of; "The dealer warrants all the cars he sells"; "I warrant this information" guarantee underwrite, insure, cover - protect by insurance; "The insurance won't cover this" endorse, indorse, certify - guarantee as meeting a certain standard; "certified grade AAA meat" back, endorse, indorse, plump for, plunk for, support - be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960"

warrant

verb

1. call for, demand, require, merit, rate, commission, earn, deserve, permit, sanction, excuse, justify, license, authorize, entail, necessitate, be worthy of, give ground for The allegations are serious enough to warrant an investigation.

2. guarantee, declare, assure, pledge, promise, maintain, ensure, secure, swear, uphold, underwrite, affirm, certify, attest, vouch, avouch The ship owner must warrant that his vessel is seaworthy.

noun

1. authorization, permit, licence, permission, security, authority, commission, sanction, pledge, warranty, carte blanche Police have issued a warrant for his arrest.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

warrant

noun

1. A justifying fact or consideration:

2. That which confirms:

attestation, authentication, confirmation, corroboration, demonstration, evidence, proof, substantiation, testament, testimonial, testimony, validation, verification.

3. Something given to guarantee the repayment of a loan or the fulfillment of an obligation:

4. An assumption of responsibility, as one given by a manufacturer, for the quality, worth, or durability of a product:

5. A declaration that one will or will not do a certain thing:

assurance, covenant, engagement, guarantee, guaranty, pledge, plight, promise, solemn word, vow, word, word of honor.

6. Proof of legal permission to do something:

Idiom: piece of paper.

verb

1. To assure the certainty or validity of:

attest, authenticate, back (up), bear out, confirm, corroborate, evidence, justify, substantiate, testify (to), validate, verify.

3. To assume responsibility for the quality, worth, or durability of:

4. To be a proper or sufficient occasion for:

Translations

أمْر رَسْمي، إجازَه يُبَرِّر، يُجيز يَضْمَن، يَكْفَل

berettige dommerkendelse garantere

garantál végrehajtási parancs

heimild, leyfi réttlæta veîja

orderis

attaisnot garantēt likt galvu ķīlā orderis pilnvara

garantovať

izvršilni nalog

hak kazandırmak haklı kılmak selâhiyet temin etmekyetki

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warrant

(dated inf: = assure) → wetten; I('ll) warrant (you) → ich wette

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warrant

(ˈworənt) verb

1. to justify. A slight cold does not warrant your staying off work. verskoon يُبَرِّر، يُجيز основание justificar ospravedlnit rechtfertigen berettige δικαιολογώ, δίνω το δικαίωμα justificar õigustama حكم كتبي oikeuttaa justifier לְהַצדִיק औचित्य nalog indokol memberi pembenaran, menghalalkan réttlæta giustificare 正当化する 정당화하다 pateisinti attaisnot mewajarkan rechtvaardigen gi rett til, berettige til usprawiedliwiać justificar a justifica оправдывать ospravedlniť upravičiti opravdati berättiga, rättfärdiga ให้เหตุผล; รับรอง; รับประกัน haklı kılmak, hak kazandırmak 足以成為…理由，合理化 виправдовувати وجہ جواز ہونا biện hộ （做某事的）正当理由，成为...的根据

2. an old word to state confidently or (be willing to) bet that. I'll warrant he's gone riding instead of doing his work. wed يَضْمَن، يَكْفَل гарантирам apostar garantovat sich verbürgen für garantere εγγυώμαι asegurar kinnitama مجوز vannoa assurer אוֹמֵר בִּבטחָה का आश्वासन देना garantirati garantál bertaruh (þora að) veðja garantire, assicurare うけあう 보증하다 prisiekti, eiti lažybų garantēt; likt galvu ķīlā jaminan garanderen vedde på ręczyć apostar a se asigura că ручаться garantovať biti prepričan garantovati garantera, försäkra พนันได้เลย temin etmek 斷言，敢說 ручатися, гарантувати تصدیق کرنا bảo đảm 担保

noun

something that gives authority, especially a legal document giving the police the authority for searching someone's house, arresting someone etc. The police have a warrant for his arrest. lasbrief أمْر رَسْمي، إجازَه пълномощно mandato příkaz die Vollmacht dommerkendelse ένταλμα orden judicial volitus اجازه valtuudet mandat צו अधिकारपत्र garancija végrehajtási parancs surat perintah heimild, leyfi mandato 令状 허가증, 인가서 orderis orderis; pilnvara waran bevelschrift, machtiging hjemmel, -ordre nakaz mandato mandat ордер príkaz nalog nalog fullmakt, tillstånd หมายค้น; หมายจับกุม yetki, selâhiyet 搜索票，逮捕令 підстава; повноваження مختار نامہ giấy chứng nhận 授权证书，许可证