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- Dictionarywarrant/ˈwɒrənt/
noun
- 1. a document issued by a legal or government official authorizing the police or another body to make an arrest, search premises, or carry out some other action relating to the administration of justice: "magistrates issued a warrant for his arrest" Similar
- 2. justification or authority for an action, belief, or feeling: "there is no warrant for this assumption" Similar
verb
- 1. justify or necessitate (a course of action): "the employees feel that industrial action is warranted" Similar
- 2. officially affirm or guarantee: "the vendor warrants the accuracy of the report" Similar
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The meaning of WARRANT is sanction, authorization; also : evidence for or token of authorization. How to use warrant in a sentence.
to give a formal assurance, or a guarantee or promise, to or for; guarantee: to warrant someone honorable treatment; to warrant payment; to warrant safe delivery. to guarantee the quantity, quality, and other representations of (an article, product, etc.), as to a purchaser.
WARRANT definition: 1. to make a particular activity necessary: 2. used to say that you are certain about something…. Learn more.
A warrant is a legal document that allows someone to do something, especially one that is signed by a judge or magistrate and gives the police permission to arrest someone or search their house.
As a noun, it's the piece of paper they show you through the keyhole during an investigation. It's also a reason for doing something, or a promise (think of the warranty on your new car, the promise that it'll work for a certain amount of time).
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.
Noun. Verb. Filter. noun. warrants. An order that serves as authorization, especially: American Heritage. Similar definitions. Justification or reasonable grounds for some act, course, statement, or belief. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Authorization or sanction, as by a superior or the law. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
an official document that allows someone to do something, for example that allows a police officer to search a building: The police have a warrant for his arrest. See also. search warrant.
to make something necessary or appropriate in a particular situation synonym justify. warrant something Further investigation is clearly warranted. The TV appearance was so brief that it hardly warranted comment.
warrant meaning, definition, what is warrant: a legal document that is signed by a jud...: Learn more.
