warrant

war*rant

noun

{bc}{sx|sanction||}, {sx|authorization||}

{bc}{sx|guarantee||}, {sx|security||}

warrant

verb

{bc}to declare or maintain with certainty {bc}be sure that

warrant officer

noun

{bc}an officer in the armed forces holding rank by virtue of a warrant and ranking above a noncommissioned officer and below a commissioned officer

bench warrant

noun

{bc}a warrant issued by a presiding judge or by a court against a person guilty of contempt or indicted for a crime

chief warrant officer

noun

{bc}a warrant officer of senior rank in the armed forces

death warrant

noun

{bc}a warrant for the execution of a death sentence

search warrant

noun

{bc}a warrant authorizing a search (as of a house) for stolen goods or unlawful possessions

sign one's own death warrant

idiom

{bc}to do something that will cause oneu0027s own death