Warrant
noun
A legal paper that gives official permission to do something.
The police got a warrant to search his house.
Often appears as...
- search warrant
- arrest warrant
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Formal
Technical
verb
To justify or require a certain action or behaviour.
His actions did not warrant punishment.
Often appears as...
- warrant attention
- warrant investigation
noun
A document that promises something.
The warranty provides a one-year warrant against defects.
Often appears as...
- warrant for repair
- warrant of authenticity
noun
A type of security that lets the owner buy stock at a certain price.
The company issued warrants to buy stock at a future date.
Often appears as...
- stock warrant
- covered warrant
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
noun
A legal paper that gives official permission to do something.
The police got a warrant to search his house.
Often appears as...
- search warrant
- arrest warrant
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
verb
To justify or require a certain action or behaviour.
His actions did not warrant punishment.
Often appears as...
- warrant attention
- warrant investigation
noun
A document that promises something.
The warranty provides a one-year warrant against defects.
Often appears as...
- warrant for repair
- warrant of authenticity
noun
A type of security that lets the owner buy stock at a certain price.
The company issued warrants to buy stock at a future date.
Often appears as...
- stock warrant
- covered warrant
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Legal Authority
Warrant means an official has been granted the right to take action.
A judge issued a warrant for the suspect's arrest.
Pro Tip 2/3Police Usage
Police often require warrants to search or arrest, ensuring privacy rights.
Without a warrant, the police couldn't enter the premises.
Pro Tip 3/3Procedure Specific
The type of warrant indicates the specific legal procedure allowed.
She acquired a search warrant based on probable cause.
Pro Tip 1/3Legal Authority
Warrant means an official has been granted the right to take action.
A judge issued a warrant for the suspect's arrest.
Pro Tip 2/3Police Usage
Police often require warrants to search or arrest, ensuring privacy rights.
Without a warrant, the police couldn't enter the premises.
Pro Tip 3/3Procedure Specific
The type of warrant indicates the specific legal procedure allowed.
She acquired a search warrant based on probable cause.
Pro Tip 1/3Legal Authority
Warrant means an official has been granted the right to take action.
A judge issued a warrant for the suspect's arrest.
Pro Tip 2/3Police Usage
Police often require warrants to search or arrest, ensuring privacy rights.
Without a warrant, the police couldn't enter the premises.
Pro Tip 3/3Procedure Specific
The type of warrant indicates the specific legal procedure allowed.
She acquired a search warrant based on probable cause.
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Rescuing the UK's Rarest...
hang on to while we wiped them out from the rest of the country the wildcat was basically seen along a lot of other carnivorous mammals in this country as a pest particularly with wild cat to rabbits rabbit warrants are really valuable medieval times then as time went on basically to your chickens anything you were keeping in stock
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What you need to know...
just in case that information some day becomes useful. Today, if the government wants to know where I was last week, or last month or last year, they have to go to a judge, get a warrant and then serve that warrant on my phone company, which by the way, has a financial interest in protecting my privacy.
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How we take back the...
It's not stolen from the lines. But there's an important thing to remember even though companies pushed back, even though companies demanded, hey, let's do this through a warrant process, let's do this where we actually have some sort of legal review, some sort of basis for handing over
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What is imposter...
this unwarranted sense of insecurity. In her work as a therapist, she noticed many of her undergraduate patients shared a though they had high grades, they didn’t believe they deserved their spots at the university. Some even believed their acceptance had been an admissions error.
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Daniel H. Cohen: For...
Are the premises warranted? Are the inferences valid? Does the conclusion follow from the premises? No opposition, no adversariality -- not necessarily any arguing in the adversarial sense. But there's a third model to keep in mind that I think is going to be very helpful,
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How the US government...
was to require a search warrant for the government to be able to get access to our phone calls and our letters. Now, the reason why a search warrant is important is because it interposes a judge in the relationship between investigators and the citizens,
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How your brain decides...
Attractive people receive all kinds of advantages in life. They're regarded as more intelligent, more trustworthy, they're given higher pay and lesser punishments, even when such judgments are not warranted.
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Kodiak Catch PIPE Alaska...
so you just said that you've never had an insurance issue in the past I forgot okay how bout a car pins yes okay turn around for me put trans behind your back here on arrest all right you have a warrant and
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Dear Aunt Bonnie, I’m...
parts if their arms dropped off and he can't show the way he looks because he has like a death warrant on him so he came out wearing a plate of spaghetti on his head and it was so distracting to be watching
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An urgent call to...
I believe that the situation in our region is grave enough to warrant the creation of a new intergovernmental agency. So as a native from that part of the world,
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Rescuing the UK's Rarest...
hang on to while we wiped them out from the rest of the country the wildcat was basically seen along a lot of other carnivorous mammals in this country as a pest particularly with wild cat to rabbits rabbit warrants are really valuable medieval times then as time went on basically to your chickens anything you were keeping in stock
Video examples
What you need to know...
just in case that information some day becomes useful. Today, if the government wants to know where I was last week, or last month or last year, they have to go to a judge, get a warrant and then serve that warrant on my phone company, which by the way, has a financial interest in protecting my privacy.
Video examples
How we take back the...
It's not stolen from the lines. But there's an important thing to remember even though companies pushed back, even though companies demanded, hey, let's do this through a warrant process, let's do this where we actually have some sort of legal review, some sort of basis for handing over
Video examples
What is imposter...
this unwarranted sense of insecurity. In her work as a therapist, she noticed many of her undergraduate patients shared a though they had high grades, they didn’t believe they deserved their spots at the university. Some even believed their acceptance had been an admissions error.
Video examples
Daniel H. Cohen: For...
Are the premises warranted? Are the inferences valid? Does the conclusion follow from the premises? No opposition, no adversariality -- not necessarily any arguing in the adversarial sense. But there's a third model to keep in mind that I think is going to be very helpful,
Video examples
How the US government...
was to require a search warrant for the government to be able to get access to our phone calls and our letters. Now, the reason why a search warrant is important is because it interposes a judge in the relationship between investigators and the citizens,
Video examples
How your brain decides...
Attractive people receive all kinds of advantages in life. They're regarded as more intelligent, more trustworthy, they're given higher pay and lesser punishments, even when such judgments are not warranted.
Video examples
Kodiak Catch PIPE Alaska...
so you just said that you've never had an insurance issue in the past I forgot okay how bout a car pins yes okay turn around for me put trans behind your back here on arrest all right you have a warrant and
Video examples
Dear Aunt Bonnie, I’m...
parts if their arms dropped off and he can't show the way he looks because he has like a death warrant on him so he came out wearing a plate of spaghetti on his head and it was so distracting to be watching
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An urgent call to...
I believe that the situation in our region is grave enough to warrant the creation of a new intergovernmental agency. So as a native from that part of the world,
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Jo Bonner
American Politician
There has certainly been criticism of the timing involved in getting help to the victims of the storm, and much of it may indeed be warranted. However, this is not the time for pointing fingers; rather, it is the time for offering a helping hand to our neighbors in need.
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Porter Robinson
American Musician
I just want the truth about it, because if the reality is that electronic music festivals are significantly more dangerous than other festivals, then something should be done about it, and that warrants conversation.
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Layne Staley
American Musician
My bed isn't made, I'm tired, I haven't slept well for two weeks. I haven't been laid in a month. I don't have a girlfriend. I have a warrant for my arrest.
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Dominic Calvert-Lewin
I always knew to warrant a call-up for my country, it was important that I was doing my job, and that is scoring goals.
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Mark Lanegan
American Musician
As far as I remember, I don't have any warrants out for my arrest anymore. I can travel without fear.
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Michael K. Williams
American Actor
Doing something that warrants the attention of the President of the United States is super cool.
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Don DeLillo
American Novelist
Californians invented the concept of life-style. This alone warrants their doom.
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Rand Paul
American Politician
Individual warrants every day are used to arrest dangerous people.
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Michael Collins
Irish Leader
Early this morning, I signed my death warrant.
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Sarfaraz Ahmed
Pakistani Cricketer
Sometimes too much criticism is unwarranted.
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Jo Bonner
American Politician
There has certainly been criticism of the timing involved in getting help to the victims of the storm, and much of it may indeed be warranted. However, this is not the time for pointing fingers; rather, it is the time for offering a helping hand to our neighbors in need.
Quote examples
Porter Robinson
American Musician
I just want the truth about it, because if the reality is that electronic music festivals are significantly more dangerous than other festivals, then something should be done about it, and that warrants conversation.
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Layne Staley
American Musician
My bed isn't made, I'm tired, I haven't slept well for two weeks. I haven't been laid in a month. I don't have a girlfriend. I have a warrant for my arrest.
Quote examples
Dominic Calvert-Lewin
I always knew to warrant a call-up for my country, it was important that I was doing my job, and that is scoring goals.
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Mark Lanegan
American Musician
As far as I remember, I don't have any warrants out for my arrest anymore. I can travel without fear.
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Michael K. Williams
American Actor
Doing something that warrants the attention of the President of the United States is super cool.
Quote examples
Don DeLillo
American Novelist
Californians invented the concept of life-style. This alone warrants their doom.
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Rand Paul
American Politician
Individual warrants every day are used to arrest dangerous people.
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Michael Collins
Irish Leader
Early this morning, I signed my death warrant.
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Sarfaraz Ahmed
Pakistani Cricketer
Sometimes too much criticism is unwarranted.
Example 1 of 10
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