warrant

war|rant¹ [ˈwɔrənt US ˈwo:-, ˈwa:-] n

[Date: 1100-1200; : Old North French; Origin: warant]

1.)

a legal document that is signed by a judge, allowing the police to take a particular action

warrant for

▪ The magistrate issued a warrant for his arrest.

→↑death warrant, ↑search warrant

2.)

an official document giving someone the right to do something, for example buy ↑shares in a company

▪ The company issued warrants for 300,000 shares of Common Stock.

3.) formal no warrant for (doing) sth

no good reason for doing something

▪ There is no warrant for copying other people's work.

→↑unwarranted

warrant ²

warrant² v [T]

[Date: 1200-1300; : Old North French; Origin: warantir, from warant; WARRANT¹]

1.) to need or deserve

▪ This tiny crowd does not warrant such a large police presence.

warrant attention/consideration etc

▪ Another area that warrants attention is that of funding for universities.

2.) to promise that something is true

warrant that

▪ The Author hereby warrants that the Publisher is the owner of the copyright.

3.) I'll warrant (you)

old-fashioned used to tell someone that you are sure about something

warrant (that)

▪ I'll warrant we won't see him again.