warrant

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  1. noun Authorization or certification; sanction, as given by a superior.
  2. noun Justification for an action or a belief; grounds: "He almost gives his failings as a warrant for his greatness” (Garry Wills).
  3. noun Something that provides assurance or confirmation; a guarantee or proof: a warrant of authenticity; a warrant for success.
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  • The complete terms of the warrant will be available in a Form 8-K filed by the Company. —  Automotive Headlines
  • According to the Flagler County Sheriff's Office, the warrant was the result of Smith's failure to enroll her 7-year-old son in school. —  WESH.com - Local News
  • If you know where the warrant will be and it's your own warrant then your problem is simple. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • If you don't know where the warrant might be then the only way I know of doing a free arrest warrant search nationally is to visit every courthouse in the land which isn't very practical. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • Police Chief David Kunkle said the officers serving the warrant were attempting a "ruse to try to get the suspects to the door without announcing that they were police officers." —  Latest Articles
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  1. Middle English warant, from Old North French, of Germanic origin; see wer-4 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. Formerly also warrand; from Middle English warant, from Old French warant, guarant, garant, garent, a warrant, also a warranter, supporter, defender, protector, = Provencal garen, guaren = Spanish Portuguese garente = Old Italian guarento (Middle Latin reflex warantum, warrantum, waranda), a warrant; perhaps orig. a present participle of Old French warir, warer, defend, keep, from Old High German warjan, werjan, Middle High German wern, weren, German wehren, protect: see ware, wear. Hence warrantise, warranty, guaranty, etc. Cf. warren.
  2. from Middle English waranten, warenten, warranden, from Old French warantir, later guarantir, garantir, warrant, French garantir = Provencal garentir = Spanish Portuguese garantir = Italian guarentire, guarantire, warrant; from the noun.
 

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