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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

war·rant / ˈwôrənt; ˈwä-/ • n. 1. a document issued by a legal or government official authorizing the police or some other body to make an arrest, search premises, or carry out some other action relating to the administration of justice: magistrates issued a warrant for his arrest an extradition warrant. ∎ a document that entitles the holder to receive goods, money, or services: we'll issue you with a travel warrant. ∎ Finance a negotiable security allowing the holder to buy shares at a specified price at or before some future date. ∎ justification or authority for an action, belief, or feeling: there is no warrant for this assumption. 2. an official certificate of appointment issued to an officer of lower rank than a commissioned officer. • v. [tr.] justify or necessitate (a certain course of action): that offense is serious enough to warrant a court marshal. ∎ officially affirm or guarantee: the vendor warrants the accuracy of the report. PHRASES: I (or I'll) warrant (you) dated used to express the speaker's certainty about a fact or situation: I'll warrant you'll thank me for it in years to come.DERIVATIVES: war·rant·er n.

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