a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts
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; as a sweetener they offered warrants along with the fixed-income securities
[ Syn: stock warrant , stock-purchase warrant ]
formal and explicit approval; a Democrat usually gets the unions endorsement
[ Syn: sanction , countenance , endorsement , indorsement , imprimatur ]
a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications
warrant (n.)
show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for; The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns; The end justifies the means
[ Syn: justify ]
stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of; The dealer warrants all the cars he sells; I warrant this information
[ Syn: guarantee ]