Main entry: warrant
Definition: a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts
Main entry: guarantee, warrant, warrantee, warranty
Definition: a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications
Main entry: endorsement, indorsement, imprimatur, sanction, warrant, countenance
Definition: formal and explicit approval
Usage: a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement
Main entry: warrant, stock warrant, stock-purchase warrant
Definition: 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
Usage: as a sweetener they offered warrants along with the fixed-income securities
Main entry: guarantee, warrant
Definition: stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of
Usage: The dealer warrants all the cars he sells; I warrant this information
Definition: show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for
Usage: The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns; The end justifies the means