Both Uses of
warrant
in
Harry Potter (#5) and the Order of the Phoenix
- He has done nothing, nothing to warrant such —'†
Chpt 31 *
- 'What do you mean, "in there"?' demanded Hermione, jumping down from the bottom step and sounding much angrier than the occasion warranted, 'there isn't any "in there", it's just an archway, there's no room for anybody to be there.†
Chpt 34 *
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)