| 单词 | warrant |
| 释义 | warrant —warrantless, adj. /wawr"euhnt, wor"-/, n. 1. authorization, sanction, or justification. 2. something that serves to give reliable or formal assurance of something; guarantee, pledge, or security. 3. something considered as having the force of a guarantee or as being positive assurance of a thing: The cavalry and artillery were considered sure warrants of success. 4. a writing or document certifying or authorizing something, as a receipt, license, or commission. 5. Law. an instrument, issued by a magistrate, authorizing an officer to make an arrest, seize property, make a search, or carry a judgment into execution. 6. the certificate of authority or appointment issued to an officer of the armed forces below the rank of a commissioned officer. 7. a warehouse receipt. 8. a written authorization for the payment or receipt of money: a treasury warrant. v.t. 9. to give authority to; authorize. 10. to give reason or sanction for; justify: The circumstances warrant such measures. 11. to give one's word for; vouch for (often used with a clause to emphasize something asserted): I'll warrant he did! 12. to give a formal assurance, or a guarantee or promise, to or for; guarantee: to warrant someone honorable treatment; to warrant payment; to warrant safe delivery. 13. to guarantee the quantity, quality, and other representations of (an article, product, etc.), as to a purchaser. 14. to guarantee or secure title to (the purchaser of goods); assure indemnification against loss to. 15. Law. to guarantee title of an estate or other granted property (to a grantee). [1175-1225; (n.) ME warant < AF; OF guarant < Gmc; cf. MLG warend, -ent warranty, n. use of prp. of waren to warrant; (v.) ME < AF warantir; OF g(u)arantir, deriv. of guarant; see GUARANTY] Syn. 2. warranty, surety. 4. permit, voucher, writ, order, chit. 11. guarantee, attest. |
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