warrant

I

n.

1) to issue a warrant (the court issued a search warrant)

2) to swear out a warrant against smb.

3) to serve a warrant on (a warrant was served on her)

4) an arrest; bench; death; search warrant (to sign smb.'s death warrant) (also fig.)

5) a warrant to + inf. (the police have a warrant to search the house)

6) (misc.) a warrant is out for his arrest

II

v.

1) (K) ('to justify') nothing warranted his behaving like that

2) (L) ('to guarantee') I cannot warrant that the coins are genuine

3) (formal and rare) (M) I cannot warrant the coins to be genuine

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['wɒrənt]

bench

death

search warrant (also fig.; to sign smb. 's death warrant)

(K) ('to justify') nothing warranted his behaving like that

(L) ('to guarantee') I cannot warrant that the coins are genuine

(formal and rare) (M) I cannot warrant the coins to be genuine

(misc.) a warrant is out for his arrest

an arrest

to swear out a warrant against smb.

to serve a warrant on (a warrant was served on her)

to issue a warrant (the court issued a search warrant)

a warrant to + inf. (the police have a warrant to search the house)