warrant

Noun
  1. A writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts (synset 106559050)
    referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
    is a type of: judicial writ, writ - (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer
    subtypes:
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
  2. 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 (synset 113439392)
    "as a sweetener they offered warrants along with the fixed-income securities"
    is a type of: security, surety - property that your creditor can claim in case you default on your obligation
    subtypes:
    same as: stock warrant, stock-purchase warrant
  3. Formal and explicit approval (synset 106700103)
    "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement"
    is a type of: approval, commendation - a message expressing a favorable opinion
    subtypes:
    • o.k., ok, okay, okeh, okey - an endorsement
    • 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
    same as: countenance, endorsement, imprimatur, indorsement, sanction
  4. A written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications (synset 106698201)
    is a type of: assurance, pledge - a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something
    subtypes:
    • security, surety - 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
    same as: guarantee, warrantee, warranty
Verb
  1. Provide adequate grounds to justify (a certain course of action) (synset 200898453)
    "The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns"
    is a type of: justify, vindicate - show to be right by providing justification or proof
  2. Stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of (synset 200893457)
    "The dealer warrants all the cars he sells"; "I warrant this information"
    is a type of: back, endorse, indorse, plump for, plunk for, support - be behind; approve of
    subtypes:
    same as: guarantee

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