Warrant: meaning, definitions and examples
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warrant
[ ˈwɒrənt ]
legal document
A legal document issued by a court authorizing the police to make an arrest, search premises, or carry out some other action relating to the administration of justice.
Synonyms
authorization, license, permit
Examples of usage
- The police obtained a warrant to search the suspect's house.
- The judge signed a warrant for the arrest of the criminal.
Translations
Translations of the word "warrant" in other languages:
🇵🇹 mandado
- garantia
- autorização
🇮🇳 वारंट
- गारंटी
- अनुमति
🇩🇪 Haftbefehl
- Garantie
- Ermächtigung
🇮🇩 surat perintah
- jaminan
- izin
🇺🇦 ордер
- гарантія
- дозвіл
🇵🇱 nakaz
- gwarancja
- upoważnienie
🇯🇵 令状
- 保証
- 許可
🇫🇷 mandat
- garantie
- autorisation
🇪🇸 orden
- garantía
- autorización
🇹🇷 tutuklama emri
- garanti
- yetki
🇰🇷 영장
- 보증
- 허가
🇸🇦 مذكرة
- ضمان
- إذن
🇨🇿 příkaz
- záruka
- povolení
🇸🇰 príkaz
- záruka
- povolenie
🇨🇳 逮捕令
- 保证
- 授权
🇸🇮 nalog
- garancija
- dovoljenje
🇮🇸 heimild
- ábyrgð
- leyfi
🇰🇿 ордер
- кепілдік
- рұқсат
🇬🇪 საპატრულო
- გარანტია
- ნებართვა
🇦🇿 order
- zəmanət
- icazə
🇲🇽 orden
- garantía
- autorización
Word origin
The word 'warrant' originated from the Old North French word 'warant', meaning 'protection, safeguard'. It entered Middle English in the 13th century with the sense of 'authorization, guarantee'. Over time, its legal connotations developed, leading to its current usage in law enforcement and justification contexts.
See also: unwarranted, unwarrantedly, warranted, warranty.