All 6 Uses of
warrant
in
The Tempest
- I'll warrant him for drowning, though the ship were no stronger than a nutshell, and as leaky as an unstanched wench.†
Scene 1.1
- 'tis far off, And rather like a dream than an assurance That my remembrance warrants.†
Scene 1.2
- No, I warrant you; I will not adventure my discretion so weakly.†
Scene 2.1 *
- Ay, lord: she will become thy bed, I warrant, And bring thee forth brave brood.†
Scene 3.2
- When we were boys, Who would believe that there were mountaineers Dewlapp'd like bulls, whose throats had hanging at them Wallets of flesh? or that there were such men Whose heads stood in their breasts? which now we find Each putter-out of five for one will bring us Good warrant of.†
Scene 3.3
- I warrant you, sir; The white-cold virgin snow upon my heart Abates the ardour of my liver.†
Scene 4.1
Definition:
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(warrant as in: has a warrant to...) a document (granting the right to do something)for example:
- a document signed by a judge giving police the right to search a home
- a document signed by a judge giving police the right to arrest someone
- a document giving someone the right to buy stock shares at a given price by a given date
- a voucher documenting the right to receive payment