warrant

warrant definitions

• To justify; to give grounds for. 

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

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

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

• 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.