Other Definitions
warrant (enc)
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Warrant| Noun | 1. | warrant - a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified actssearch 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 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 jurisprudence, law - 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"surety, security - property that your creditor can claim in case you default on your obligation; "bankers are reluctant to lend without good security" | | | 3. | warrant - formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement"commendation, approval - a message expressing a favorable opinion; "words of approval seldom passed his lips" 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 specificationsdeposit - 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"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" | |
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