| warrant | | |
| n. (communication) | 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" |
| n. (possession) | 2. 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" |
| ~ 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. |
| n. (communication) | 3. countenance, endorsement, imprimatur, indorsement, sanction, 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" |
| ~ 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. |
| n. (communication) | 4. guarantee, warrant, warrantee, warranty | a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications. |
| ~ 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" |
| v. (communication) | 5. justify, 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" |
| v. (communication) | 6. guarantee, warrant | stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of.; "The dealer warrants all the cars he sells"; "I warrant this information" |
| ~ 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" |
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