All 10 Uses of
warrant
in
Nicholas Nickleby
- 'I'll find him, I warrant you.'†
Chpt 13 *
- Thee'lt pay me yan day, a' warrant.'†
Chpt 13
- 'Not a bad idea,' said his lordship, 'and one that would almost warrant the addition of an extra two and a half per cent.' 'Nickleby,' said Sir Mulberry Hawk, in a thick coarse voice, 'take the hint, and tack it on the other five-and-twenty, or whatever it is, and give me half for the advice.'†
Chpt 19
- If he foinds it oot, soon efther, I'll put 'un on a wrong scent, I warrant 'ee.†
Chpt 39
- Observing this, and that the young gentleman was nearly of his own age and had in nothing the appearance of an habitual brawler, Nicholas, impelled by such feelings as will influence young men sometimes, felt a very strong disposition to side with the weaker party, and so thrust himself at once into the centre of the group, and in a more emphatic tone, perhaps, than circumstances might seem to warrant, demanded what all that noise was about.†
Chpt 43
- Nobody else went to the expense of lodging a detainer, trusting to our holding him fast enough, I warrant you.†
Chpt 47
- He wants to see you face to face, he says, and you'll soon hear him out, he warrants.'†
Chpt 51
- None of your storybook writers will ever make as good a book as this, I warrant me.†
Chpt 53
- Warrant of attorney—take care of that.†
Chpt 57
- Accordingly, a search-warrant being procured, and all prepared, Mr Squeers's window was watched, until his light was put out, and the time arrived when, as had been previously ascertained, he usually visited Mrs Sliderskew.†
Chpt 59
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