Both Uses of
warrant
in
The Brothers Karamazov
- I warrant the time, Dmitri Fyodorovitch.†
Chpt 8 *
- It seemed that all that was wrong with him was that he had a better opinion of himself than his ability warranted.†
Chpt 9 *
Definitions:
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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
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(warrant as in: serious enough to warrant surgery) to justify (make an action reasonable or necessary)