HyperDic: warrant

English > 6 senses of the word *warrant*:
NOUN	communication	warrant	a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts
	possession	warrant, stock warrant, stock-purchase 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
	communication	warrant, sanction, countenance, endorsement, indorsement, imprimatur	formal and explicit approval
	communication	warrant, guarantee, warrantee, warranty	a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications
VERB	communication	warrant	show to be reasonable / reasonable or provide adequate ground for
VERB	communication	warrant, guarantee	stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of

warrant > pronunciation
Sounds	wao'rahnt
Rhymes	abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt...

English > *warrant*: 6 senses > noun 1, communication
Meaning	A writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts.
Category	law, jurisprudence	The collection of rules imposed by authority
Narrower	bench warrant, arrest warrant	A warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to apprehend an offender and bring that person to court
	cachet, lettre de cachet	A warrant formerly issued by a French king who could warrant imprisonment or death in a signed letter under his seal
	commutation	A warrant substituting a lesser punishment for a greater one
	death warrant	A warrant to execute the death sentence
	pardon, amnesty	A warrant granting release from punishment for an offense
	reprieve	A warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence)
	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
Broader	writ, judicial writ	(law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer
Spanish	orden, orden policial, warrant
Catalan	ordre, ordre policial

English > *warrant*: 6 senses > noun 2, possession
Meaning	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.
Example	"as a sweetener they offered warrants along with the fixed-income securities"
Synonyms	stock warrant, stock-purchase warrant
Narrower	perpetual warrant	A warrant with no expiration date
Narrower	subscription warrant	A warrant that expires on a stipulated date
Broader	security, surety	Property that your creditor can claim in case you default on your obligation

English > *warrant*: 6 senses > noun 3, communication
Meaning	formal and explicit approval.
Synonyms	sanction, countenance, endorsement, indorsement, imprimatur
Narrower	O.K., OK, okay, okey, okeh	An endorsement
	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
	visa	An endorsement made in a passport that allows the bearer to enter the country issuing it
Broader	approval, commendation	A message expressing a favorable opinion
Spanish	aprobación, autorización, consentimiento, garantía, imprimatur, imprimátur, refrendación, sanción
Catalan	autorització, consentiment, imprimatur

English > *warrant*: 6 senses > noun 4, communication
Meaning	A written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications.
Synonyms	guarantee, warrantee, warranty
Narrower	deposit	A payment given as a guarantee that an obligation will be met
	security, surety	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
Broader	assurance, pledge	A binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something
Spanish	aval, garantía
Catalan	aval, garantia
Verbs	warrant	stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of

English > *warrant*: 6 senses > verb 1, communication
Meaning	show to be reasonable / reasonable or provide adequate ground for.
Pattern	Something ----s something
Example	"The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns"
Broader	justify, vindicate	show to be right by providing justification or proof
Spanish	asegurar, garantizar, justificar
Catalan	afermançar, assegurar, garantir, justificar

English > *warrant*: 6 senses > verb 2, communication
Meaning	Stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"The dealer warrants all the cars he sells" "I warrant this information"
Synonym	guarantee
Narrower	certify, endorse, indorse	guarantee as meeting a certain standard
Narrower	cover, insure, underwrite	protect by insurance
Broader	back, endorse, indorse, plump for, plunk for, support	Be behind
Spanish	asegurar, avalar, garantizar
Catalan	afermançar, assegurar, avalar, garantir
Nouns	warrant	a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications
	warrantee	a customer to whom a warrant or guarantee is given
	warrantor, warranter	one who provides a warrant or guarantee to another

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