1. warrant - noun
· a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts
Hypernym(s): writ, judicial_writ
2. warrant - noun
· 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"
Synonym(s): stock_warrant, stock-purchase_warrant
3. warrant - noun
· formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement"
Synonym(s): sanction, countenance, endorsement, indorsement, imprimatur
Hypernym(s): approval, commendation
4. warrant - noun
· a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications
Synonym(s): guarantee, warrantee, warranty
Hypernym(s): assurance, pledge
5. warrant - verb
· provide adequate grounds to justify (a certain course of action); "The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns"
Hypernym(s): justify, vindicate
6. warrant - verb
· stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of; "The dealer warrants all the cars he sells"; "I warrant this information"
Synonym(s): guarantee
Hypernym(s): back, endorse, indorse, plump_for, plunk_for, support
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