warrant
noun /ˈwɒrənt/
/ˈwɔːrənt/
- [countable] a legal document that is signed by a judge and gives the police authority to do something
- an arrest warrant
- warrant for something They issued a warrant for her arrest.
- warrant to do something They had a warrant to search the house.
Extra ExamplesTopics Law and justicec1- In certain circumstances, police may enter premises without a warrant.
- The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.
- The police served a warrant on him.
- Federal agents tried to serve arrest warrants on him for firearms offences.
- The police arrived with a warrant to search the house.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- arrest
- death
- search
- …
- authorize
- grant
- issue
- …
- card
- without a warrant
- warrant for
- [countable] warrant (for something) a document that gives you the right to receive money, services, etc.
- the issue of warrants for equity shares
- [uncountable] warrant (for something/for doing something) (formal) (usually in negative sentences) an acceptable reason for doing something
- There is no warrant for such criticism.
Word OriginMiddle English (in the senses ‘protector’ and ‘safeguard’, also, as a verb, ‘keep safe from danger’): from variants of Old French guarant (noun), guarantir (verb), of Germanic origin; compare with guarantee.