"warrant" meaning in English

See warrant in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈwɒrənt/ [UK], /ˈwɔrənt/ [US] Audio: en-us-warrant.ogg [US], en-au-warrant.ogg [Australia] Forms: warrant [singular], warrants [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A warrant is a certificate that allows someone to do something, as stated in the warrant itself.
    Sense id: simple-warrant-en-noun-bZjIEDxD

Verb

IPA: /ˈwɒrənt/ [UK], /ˈwɔrənt/ [US] Audio: en-us-warrant.ogg [US], en-au-warrant.ogg [Australia] Forms: warrant [canonical], warrants [third-person, singular], warranted [past], warranted [past, participle], warranting [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you warrant something, you guarantee it to be of a specified quality or value.
    Sense id: simple-warrant-en-verb-2SL9xkoN
  2. If you warrant an action, you justify it.
    Sense id: simple-warrant-en-verb-bEQV4sWA
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