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# warrant

«warrant» in Mova's school dictionary: **An official paper from a judge that lets the police do…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a warrant, warrants); verb (warrant, warrants, warranted, warranting — formal)

### meaning for a pupil

1) An official paper from a judge that lets the police do something, such as search a house or arrest someone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/warrant/#m1)

2) (formal verb) To make something right or necessary: «The problem warrants a closer look.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/warrant/#m2)

3) (formal) A reason that makes something fair: «There is no warrant for such rudeness.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/warrant/#m3)

4) To warrant something can also mean to promise or guarantee it, as in "I'll warrant you'll like it." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/warrant/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In stories and news: police get a search warrant or arrest warrant. In the formal exam voice: «Does the evidence warrant this conclusion?» means «Is it enough reason?».

### examples

- The police had a warrant to search the house. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/warrant/#x1)
- A warrant was issued for the thief's arrest. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/warrant/#x2)
- The small scratch didn't warrant a trip to the doctor. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/warrant/#x3)
- Does this result warrant more testing? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/warrant/#x4)
- Her behaviour did not warrant such a harsh punishment. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/warrant/#x5)
- The judge signed the warrant. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/warrant/#x6)

### note

Countable noun. Formal verb, regular: warranted. «Unwarranted» = not justified. A «warranty» is a different word: a promise to fix something you bought.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «warrant» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/warrant/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.