Warrants
/ˈwɒrənts/
Definitions
- (n.) Legal documents issued by a court or authority authorizing law enforcement to perform specific acts, such as search, arrest, or seizure.
The police obtained a warrant before searching the suspect's home.
- (n.) Negotiable instruments granting the holder the right to purchase securities at a specific price before expiration.
He exercised his warrants to buy company stock at a discounted price.
- (v.) Third-person singular present tense of warrant.
The contract warrants that the goods are free from defects.
Forms
- warrant
- warranted
- warranting
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Commentary
As a noun, warrants have multiple legal meanings, primarily as judicial authorizations and financial instruments; as a verb, 'warrants' is simply the third-person singular form of 'warrant.' Cross-reference to the base form clarifies usage.
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