Warrant
/ˈwɒɹənt/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Warrant
noun
- Authorization or certification; a sanction, as given by a superior.
- Something that provides assurance or confirmation; a guarantee or proof.
"a warrant of authenticity; a warrant for success"
- An order that serves as authorization; especially a voucher authorizing payment or receipt of money.
- An option, usually issued together with another security and with a term at issue greater than a year, to buy other securities of the issuer.
- A judicial writ authorizing an officer to make a search, seizure, or arrest, or to execute a judgment.
"an arrest warrant issued by the court"
verb
- To protect, keep safe (from danger).
- To give (someone) an assurance or guarantee (of something); also, with a double object: to guarantee (someone something).
- To guarantee (something) to be (of a specified quality, value, etc.).
- To guarantee as being true; (colloquially) to believe strongly.
"That tree is going to fall, I’ll warrant."
- To authorize; to give (someone) sanction or warrant (to do something).
"I am warranted to search these premises fully."
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