Warrant - Definition
warrant
n 1: a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified
acts
2: 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" [syn: warrant, stock
warrant, stock-purchase warrant]
3: formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the
union's endorsement" [syn: sanction, countenance,
endorsement, indorsement, warrant, imprimatur]
4: a written assurance that some product or service will be
provided or will meet certain specifications [syn:
guarantee, warrant, warrantee, warranty]
v 1: show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for; "The
emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns"; "The end
justifies the means" [syn: justify, warrant]
2: stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or
condition of; "The dealer warrants all the cars he sells"; "I
warrant this information" [syn: guarantee, warrant]