Antonyms for warrants
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : wawr-uh nt, wor- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈwɔr ənt, ˈwɒr- |
Definition of warrants
Origin :- early 13c., "protector, defender," from Old North French warant (Old French garant), from Frankish *warand (cf. Old High German weren "to authorize, warrant," German gewähren "to grant"), from Proto-Germanic *war- "to warn, guard, protect," perhaps from PIE root *wer- "to cover" (cf. Latin vereri "to observe with awe, revere, respect, fear;" Greek ouros "watchman," horan "to see;" Hittite werite- "to see;" see weir).
- Sense evolved via notion of "permission from a superior which protects one from blame or responsibility" (c.1300) to "document conveying authority" (1510s). A warrant officer in the military is one who holds office by warrant, rather than by commission.
- noun authorization
- verb guarantee, justify, authorize
- "Writs and warrants may contain errors, but an arrest is an arrest," growled Grab.
- Extract from : « Homeward Bound » by James Fenimore Cooper
- It might rain mandamuses and warrants, they had no power to trouble me.
- Extract from : « Paul Gosslett's Confessions in Love, Law, and The Civil Service » by Charles James Lever
- Are you aware of any reason for it, or is there any charge against you which warrants this?'
- Extract from : « Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune » by Charles James Lever
- But this was the first I had heard definitely of warrants against me in Jamaica.
- Extract from : « Romance » by Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer
- And there are warrants out against you here for assaulting the admiral.
- Extract from : « Romance » by Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer
- There are warrants out against all the men named in the list.
- Extract from : « Kilgorman » by Talbot Baines Reed
- There is little, after all, in existence that warrants lengthy dissertation.
- Extract from : « Adventures in the Arts » by Marsden Hartley
- Nothing appears or is recollected that warrants this latter intention.
- Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 3, 1918 » by Various
- The warrants were issued an hour ago—and we've got Mr. Mallalieu already.
- Extract from : « The Borough Treasurer » by Joseph Smith Fletcher
- Some of them have testified that all the warrants they held were paid.
- Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917 » by Various
Synonyms for warrants
- accreditation
- affirm
- answer for
- approve
- argue
- assert
- assurance
- assure
- attest
- authentication
- authority
- avouch
- back
- basis
- bear out
- call for
- carte blanche
- certificate
- certify
- claim
- commission
- contend
- credential
- credentials
- declare
- defend
- delegate
- demand
- ducat
- earnest
- empower
- endorse
- ensure
- entitle
- excuse
- explain
- foundation
- give grounds for
- go-ahead
- green light
- guarantee
- guaranty
- insure
- license
- maintain
- necessitate
- official document
- okay
- pass
- passport
- pawn
- permission
- permit
- pledge
- privilege
- promise
- require
- right
- sanction
- secure
- security
- shingle
- sponsor
- stand behind
- state
- sticker
- stipulate
- subpoena
- summons
- swear
- tag
- take an oath
- testimonial
- ticket
- token
- undertake
- underwrite
- uphold
- verification
- vindicate
- vouch for
- vow
- warranty
- word
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