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warrant

Definition

  • noun: a document issued by a court that gives the police the power to do something
  • noun: evidence for or token of authorization
  • verb: to require or deserve (something)
  • verb: to declare or maintain with certainty
  • usually used as '(be) warranted'
  • synonyms: sanction

Examples

  • If you share needles with other drug users, you're 'signing your own death warrant'. [=you are doing something that will cause your own death]

  • The seller 'warrants' [=(more commonly) 'guarantees'] that the car has no defects.

  • This report 'warrants' careful study. [=this report should be given careful study]

Movie quotes

  • (..) Go ahead. Cuff me. You can't, you're not programmed that way. If you go against the program the entire system shuts down. You don't even have a warrant. We'll overlook this little... Get down on the ground and put your hands behind your back. - I'm just from marketing. - NOW! (..)
    2014 RoboCop