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warrant |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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}.] 1. That which warrants or authorizes; a commission giving authority, or justifying the doing of anything an act instrument, or obligation, by which one person authorizes another to do something which he has not otherwise a right to do an act or instrument investing one with a right or authority, and thus securing him from loss or damage; commission; authority. Specifically: a A writing which authorizes a person to receive money or other thing b (Law) A precept issued by a magistrate authorizing an officer to make an arrest, a seizure, or a search, or do other acts incident to the administration of justice. c (Mil. & Nav.) An official certificate of appointment issued to an officer of lower rank than a commissioned officer. See {Warrant officer}, below. 2. That which vouches or insures for anything guaranty; security. I give thee warrant of thy place --Shak. His worth is warrant for his welcome hither. --Shak. 3. That which attests or proves; a voucher. 4. Right legality; allowance. [Obs.] --Shak. {Bench warrant}. (Law) See in the Vocabulary. {Dock warrant} (Com.), a customhouse license or authority. {General warrant}. (Law) See under {General}. {Land warrant}. See under {Land}. {Search warrant}. (Law) See under {Search}, n. {Warrant of attorney} (Law), written authority given by one person to another empowering him to transact business for him specifically, written authority given by a client to his attorney to appear for him in court, and to suffer judgment to pass against him by confession in favor of some specified person. --Bouvier. {Warrant officer}, a noncommissioned officer, as a sergeant, corporal, bandmaster, etc., in the army, or a quartermaster, gunner, boatswain, etc., in the navy. {Warrant to sue and defend}. a (O. Eng. Law) A special warrant from the crown, authorizing a party to appoint an attorney to sue or defend for him b A special authority given by a party to his attorney to commence a suit, or to appear and defend a suit in his behalf. This warrant is now disused. --Burrill. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Warrant \War"rant\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Warranted}; p. pr & vb n. {Warranting}.] [OE. waranten OF warantir garantir guarantir, garentir garandir F. garantir to warrant, fr OF warant, garant, guarant, a warrant, a protector, a defender, F. garant. [root]142. See {Warrant}, n.] 1. To make secure; to give assurance against harm; to guarantee safety to to give authority or power to do or forbear to do anything by which the person authorized is secured, or saved harmless, from any loss or damage by his action That show I first my body to warrant. --Chaucer. I'll warrant him from drowning. --Shak. In a place Less warranted than this or less secure, I can not be --Milton. 2. To support by authority or proof; to justify; to maintain; to sanction; as reason warrants it True fortitude is seen in great exploits, That justice warrants, and that wisdom guides. --Addison. How little while it is since he went forth out of his study, -- chewing a Hebrew text of Scripture in his mouth, I warrant. --Hawthorne. 3. To give a warrant or warranty to to assure as if by giving a warrant to [My neck is] as smooth as silk, I warrant ye --L' Estrange. 4. (Law) a To secure to as a grantee, an estate granted; to assure. b To secure to as a purchaser of goods, the title to the same to indemnify against loss c To secure to as a purchaser, the quality or quantity of the goods sold, as represented. See {Warranty}, n., 2. d To assure, as a thing sold, to the purchaser; that is to engage that the thing is what it appears, or is represented, to be which implies a covenant to make good any defect or loss incurred by it From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Attorney \At*tor"ney\, n.; pl {Attorneys}. [OE. aturneye OF atorn['e], p. p. of atorner: cf LL atturnatus attornatus fr attornare See {Attorn}.] 1. A substitute; a proxy; an agent. [Obs.] And will have no attorney but myself. --Shak. 2. (Law) a One who is legally appointed by another to transact any business for him an attorney in fact b A legal agent qualified to act for suitors and defendants in legal proceedings; an attorney at law. Note: An attorney is either public or private. A private attorney, or an attorney in fact is a person appointed by another, by a letter or power of attorney, to transact any business for him out of court; but in a more extended sense this class includes any agent employed in any business, or to do any act in pais, for another. A public attorney, or attorney at law, is a practitioner in a court of law, legally qualified to prosecute and defend actions in such court, on the retainer of clients. --Bouvier. -- The attorney at law answers to the procurator of the civilians, to the solicitor in chancery, and to the proctor in the ecclesiastical and admiralty courts, and all of these are comprehended under the more general term lawyer. In Great Britain and in some states of the United States, attorneys are distinguished from counselors in that the business of the former is to carry on the practical and formal parts of the suit. In many states of the United States however, no such distinction exists. In England, since 1873, attorneys at law are by statute called solicitors. {A power}, {letter}, or {warrant}, {of attorney}, a written authority from one person empowering another to transact business for him From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: warrant n 1: an authorization allowing police to perform specified acts 2: formal and explicit approval [syn: {sanction}, {countenance}, {endorsement}, {imprimatur}] 3: a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications [syn: {guarantee}, {warranty}] v 1: show to be reasonable [syn: {justify}] 2: stand behind [syn: {guarantee}]
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