warrant certificate

  • 1warrant — war·rant 1 / wȯr ənt, wär / n [Anglo French warant garant protector, guarantor, authority, authorization, of Germanic origin] 1: warranty (2) an implied warrant of fitness 2: a commission or document giving authority to do something: as …

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  • 2certificate — cer·tif·i·cate 1 /sər ti fi kət/ n 1 a: a document containing a certified statement esp. as to the truth of something a birth certificate b: a document certifying that a person has fulfilled the requirements of and may practice in a specified… …

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  • 3Warrant — War rant, n. [OE. warant, OF. warant a warrant, a defender, protector, F. garant, originally a p. pr. pf German origin, fr. OHG. wer[=e]n to grant, warrant, G. gew[ a]hren; akin to OFries. wera. Cf. {Guarantee}.] [1913 Webster] 1. That which… …

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  • 4Warrant of attorney — Warrant War rant, n. [OE. warant, OF. warant a warrant, a defender, protector, F. garant, originally a p. pr. pf German origin, fr. OHG. wer[=e]n to grant, warrant, G. gew[ a]hren; akin to OFries. wera. Cf. {Guarantee}.] [1913 Webster] 1. That… …

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  • 5Warrant officer — Warrant War rant, n. [OE. warant, OF. warant a warrant, a defender, protector, F. garant, originally a p. pr. pf German origin, fr. OHG. wer[=e]n to grant, warrant, G. gew[ a]hren; akin to OFries. wera. Cf. {Guarantee}.] [1913 Webster] 1. That… …

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  • 6Warrant to sue and defend — Warrant War rant, n. [OE. warant, OF. warant a warrant, a defender, protector, F. garant, originally a p. pr. pf German origin, fr. OHG. wer[=e]n to grant, warrant, G. gew[ a]hren; akin to OFries. wera. Cf. {Guarantee}.] [1913 Webster] 1. That… …

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  • 7Warrant — has several meanings:* Warrant (law), a form of authorization, such as ** A writ issued by a judge. ** A certificate issued by the defense minister appointing a warrant officer. ** A Royal Warrant to supply goods or services ** A Warrant card is… …

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  • 8warrant — [wôr′ənt, wär′ənt] n. [ME warant < NormFr (OFr garant), a warrant < Frank * warand < prp. of * warjan; akin to OE werian, to guard, defend: see WEIR] 1. a) authorization or sanction, as by a superior or the law b) justification or… …

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  • 9warrant — ► NOUN 1) an official authorization enabling the police or some other body to make an arrest, search premises, etc. 2) a document entitling the holder to receive goods, money, or services. 3) justification or authority. 4) an official certificate …

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  • 10warrant — [n] authorization accreditation, assurance, authentication, authority, basis, carte blanche, certificate, commission, credential, credentials, ducat, earnest, foundation, go ahead*, green light*, guarantee, license, official document, okay*, pass …

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