initiative vs warranty

initiative

noun
  • The ability to act first or on one's own. 

  • An issue to be voted on, brought to the ballot by a sufficient number of signatures from among the voting public. 

  • A new development; a fresh approach to something; a new way of dealing with a problem. 

  • A beginning; a first move. 

adj
  • Serving to initiate; inceptive; initiatory; introductory; preliminary. 

  • In which voter initiatives can be brought to the ballot. 

warranty

noun
  • Justification or mandate to do something, especially in terms of one’s personal conduct. 

  • A written guarantee, usually over a fixed period, provided to someone who buys a product or item, which states that repairs will be provided free of charge in case of damage or a fault. 

  • A guarantee that a certain outcome or obligation will be fulfilled; security. 

  • A stipulation of an insurance policy made by an insuree, guaranteeing that the facts of the policy are true and the insurance risk is as stated, which if not fulfilled renders the policy void. 

  • A legal agreement, either written or oral (an expressed warranty) or implied through the actions of the buyer and seller (an implied warranty), which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised, such as in a sale of an item or piece of real estate. 

verb
  • To warrant; to guarantee. 

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