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Definition of warrant noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

warrant

noun
 
 
/ˈwɒrənt/
 
/ˈwɔːrənt/
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  1.  
    [countable] a legal document that is signed by a judge and gives the police authority to do something
    • an arrest warrant
    • warrant for something They issued a warrant for her arrest.
    • warrant to do something They had a warrant to search the house.
    see also death warrant, search warrant
    Extra Examples
    • In certain circumstances, police may enter premises without a warrant.
    • The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.
    • The police served a warrant on him.
    • Federal agents tried to serve arrest warrants on him for firearms offences.
    • The police arrived with a warrant to search the house.
    Topics Law and justicec1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • arrest
    • death
    • search
    • …
    verb + warrant
    • authorize
    • grant
    • issue
    • …
    warrant + noun
    • card
    phrases
    • without a warrant
    • warrant for
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  2. [countable] warrant (for something) a document that gives you the right to receive money, services, etc.
    • the issue of warrants for equity shares
  3. [uncountable] warrant (for something/for doing something) (formal) (usually in negative sentences) an acceptable reason for doing something
    • There is no warrant for such criticism.
    4. Word OriginMiddle English (in the senses ‘protector’ and ‘safeguard’, also, as a verb, ‘keep safe from danger’): from variants of Old French guarant (noun), guarantir (verb), of Germanic origin; compare with guarantee.
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