Both Uses of
warrant
in
To Kill a Mockingbird
- Did you not think the nature of her injuries warranted immediate medical attention?
p. 234..9 (definition 1) *warranted = justified
- We do know in part what Mr. Ewell did: he did what any God-fearing, persevering, respectable white man would do under the circumstances— he swore out a warrant, no doubt signing it with his left hand, and Tom Robinson now sits before you, having taken the oath with the only good hand he possesses his right hand.
p. 272..9 (definition 2) *warrant = document stating that something happened
Definitions:
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(1) (warrant as in: serious enough to warrant surgery) to justify (make an action reasonable or necessary)
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(2) (warrant as in: I warrant it) to promise, guarantee, or indicate certainty of something
(seldom used today, but common in classic literature)