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War"rant (?), n. [OE. warant, OF. warant a warrant, a defender, protector, F. garant, originally a p. pr. pf German origin, fr. OHG. wer&ē;n to grant, warrant, G. gew&ä;hren; akin to OFries. wera. Cf. Guarantee.]
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1. That which warrants or authorizes; a commission giving authority, or justifying the doing of anything; an act, instrument, or obligation, by which one person authorizes another to do something which he has not otherwise a right to do; an act or instrument investing one with a right or authority, and thus securing him from loss or damage; commission; authority. Specifically: --
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(a) A writing which authorizes a person to receive money or other thing.
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(b) (Law) A precept issued by a magistrate authorizing an officer to make an arrest, a seizure, or a search, or do other acts incident to the administration of justice.
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(c) (Mil. & Nav.) An official certificate of appointment issued to an officer of lower rank than a commissioned officer. See Warrant officer, below.
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2. That which vouches or insures for anything; guaranty; security.
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I give thee warrant of thy place.
Shak.
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His worth is warrant for his welcome hither.
Shak.
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3. That which attests or proves; a voucher.
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4. Right; legality; allowance. [Obs.] Shak.
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Bench warrant. (Law) See in the Vocabulary. -- Dock warrant (Com.), a customhouse license or authority. -- General warrant. (Law) See under General. -- Land warrant. See under Land. -- Search warrant. (Law) See under Search, n. -- Warrant of attorney (Law), written authority given by one person to another empowering him to transact business for him; specifically, written authority given by a client to his attorney to appear for him in court, and to suffer judgment to pass against him by confession in favor of some specified person. Bouvier. -- Warrant officer, a noncommissioned officer, as a sergeant, corporal, bandmaster, etc., in the army, or a quartermaster, gunner, boatswain, etc., in the navy. -- Warrant to sue and defend. (a) (O. Eng. Law) A special warrant from the crown, authorizing a party to appoint an attorney to sue or defend for him. (b) A special authority given by a party to his attorney to commence a suit, or to appear and defend a suit in his behalf. This warrant is now disused. Burrill.
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War"rant (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Warranted; p. pr. & vb. n. Warranting.] [OE. waranten, OF. warantir, garantir, guarantir, garentir, garandir, F. garantir to warrant, fr. OF. warant, garant, guarant, a warrant, a protector, a defender, F. garant. √142. See Warrant, n.]
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1. To make secure; to give assurance against harm; to guarantee safety to; to give authority or power to do, or forbear to do, anything by which the person authorized is secured, or saved harmless, from any loss or damage by his action.
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That show I first my body to warrant.
Chaucer.
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I'll warrant him from drowning.
Shak.
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In a place
Less warranted than this, or less secure,
I can not be.
Milton.
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2. To support by authority or proof; to justify; to maintain; to sanction; as, reason warrants it.
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True fortitude is seen in great exploits,
That justice warrants, and that wisdom guides.
Addison.
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How little while it is since he went forth out of his study, -- chewing a Hebrew text of Scripture in his mouth, I warrant.
Hawthorne.
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3. To give a warrant or warranty to; to assure as if by giving a warrant to.
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[My neck is] as smooth as silk, I warrant ye.
L' Estrange.
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4. (Law) (a) To secure to, as a grantee, an estate granted; to assure. (b) To secure to, as a purchaser of goods, the title to the same; to indemnify against loss. (c) To secure to, as a purchaser, the quality or quantity of the goods sold, as represented. See Warranty, n., 2. (d) To assure, as a thing sold, to the purchaser; that is, to engage that the thing is what it appears, or is represented, to be, which implies a covenant to make good any defect or loss incurred by it.
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