breach vs warrant

breach

verb
  • To charge or convict (someone) of breaching the terms of a bail, probation, recognizance, etc. 

  • To break into a ship or into a coastal defence. 

  • To make a breach in. 

  • To leap out of the water. 

  • To violate or break. 

noun
  • The act of breaking, in a figurative sense. 

  • A breaking or infraction of a law, or of any obligation or tie; violation; non-fulfillment 

  • A difference in opinions, social class etc. 

  • A breaking of waters, as over a vessel or a coastal defence; the waters themselves 

  • A breaking up of amicable relations, a falling-out. 

  • A breaking out upon; an assault. 

  • A gap or opening made by breaking or battering, as in a wall, fortification or levee / embankment; the space between the parts of a solid body rent by violence 

warrant

verb
  • To authorize; to give (someone) sanction or warrant (to do something). 

  • To justify; to give grounds for. 

  • To guarantee (something) to be (of a specified quality, value, etc.). 

  • To guarantee as being true; (colloquial) to believe strongly. 

noun
  • Authorization or certification; a sanction, as given by a superior. 

  • A certificate of appointment given to a warrant officer. 

  • A judicial writ authorizing an officer to make a search, seizure, or arrest, or to execute a judgment. 

  • 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. 

  • Something that provides assurance or confirmation; a guarantee or proof. 

  • Underclay in a coal mine. 

  • A document certifying that a motor vehicle meets certain standards of mechanical soundness and safety; a warrant of fitness. 

  • An order that serves as authorization; especially a voucher authorizing payment or receipt of money. 

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