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warrant

noun
  1. a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts
  2. a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications
    guaranteewarranteewarranty
  3. formal and explicit approval
    sanction
  4. a type of security issued by a corporation (usually together with a bond or preferred stock) that gives the holder the right to purchase a certain amount of common stock at a stated price
    “as a sweetener they offered warrants along with the fixed-income securities”
    stock warrantstock-purchase warrant
verb
  1. stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of
    “The dealer warrants all the cars they sell.”
    guarantee
  2. show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for
    “The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns”
    justify