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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
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.]
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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:
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(a) A writing which authorizes a person to receive money
or other thing.
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(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.
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(c) (Mil. & Nav.) An official certificate of appointment
issued to an officer of lower rank than a commissioned
officer. See Warrant officer, below.
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2. That which vouches or insures for anything; guaranty;
security.
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I give thee warrant of thy place. --Shak.
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His worth is warrant for his welcome hither. --Shak.
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3. That which attests or proves; a voucher.
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4. Right; legality; allowance. [Obs.] --Shak.
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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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Bench warrant \Bench" war`rant\ (Law)
A process issued by a presiding judge or by a court against a
person guilty of some contempt, or indicted for some crime;
-- so called in distinction from a justice's warrant.
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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 ]
Bench warrant \Bench" war`rant\ (Law)
A process issued by a presiding judge or by a court against a
person guilty of some contempt, or indicted for some crime;
-- so called in distinction from a justice's warrant.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
bench warrant
n : a warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to apprehend
an offender and bring that person to court [syn: arrest
warrant]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
bench warrant
n.
An arrest warrant issued by a court against a person guilty of some
contempt or indicted for some crime, authorizing his or her arrest on
sight.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
bench warrant
n.
An arrest warrant issued by a court against a person guilty of some
contempt or indicted for some crime, authorizing his or her arrest on
sight.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
bench warrant
n.
An arrest warrant issued by a court against a person guilty of some
contempt or indicted for some crime, authorizing his or her arrest on
sight.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
bench warrant
n.
An arrest warrant issued by a court against a person guilty of some
contempt or indicted for some crime, authorizing his or her arrest on
sight.
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
bench warrant /bˈɛntʃ wˈɒɹənt/
Haftbefehl, den der Richter während der Verhandlung erlässt
see: warrant
From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) : [ bouvier ]
BENCH WARRANT, crim. law. The name of a process sometimes given to an
attachment issued by order of a criminal court, against an individual for
some contempt, or for the purpose of arresting a person accused; the latter
is seldom granted unless when a true bill has been found.
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