warrant

Definitions

• Authorization or certification; a sanction, as given by a superior.
• (countable) Something that provides assurance or confirmation; a guarantee or proof.
• (countable) An order that serves as authorization; especially a voucher authorizing payment or receipt of money.
• (finance) An option, usually issued together with another security and with a term at issue greater than a year, to buy other securities of the issuer.
• (law) A judicial writ authorizing an officer to make a search, seizure, or arrest, or to execute a judgment.
• (military)
• (New Zealand) A document certifying that a motor vehicle meets certain standards of mechanical soundness and safety; a warrant of fitness.
• (obsolete) A defender, a protector.
• (mining) Underclay in a coal mine.