warrant — OAT

warrant

noun

1 a judge has now issued a warrant for his arrest:

authorization, written order, license, permit, official document;

writ, order, summons, subpoena;

mandate, decree, fiat, edict;

papers.

2 a travel warrant:

voucher, chit, slip, paper, ticket, coupon, pass.

3 the legislation gives no warrant for this assumption:

justification, grounds, cause, rationale, basis, assurance;

authority, license, authorization, sanction, vindication.

verb

1 the charges warranted a severe sentence:

justify, vindicate, call for, sanction, validate, be a justification/reason for;

permit, authorize, entitle, empower;

uphold, condone, endorse, deserve, excuse, be a defense of, explain away, account for, offer grounds for, legitimize;

support, consent to, license, approve of;

merit, qualify for, rate, be worthy of, be worth, be entitled to, be deserving of.

2 the authors warrant that their texts do not infringe any copyright:

guarantee, affirm, swear, promise, vow, pledge, give an undertaking, undertake, state, assert, declare, aver, proclaim, pronounce, profess, attest;

vouch, testify, bear witness;

support, endorse, underwrite, back up, stand by.