All 3 Uses of
warrant
in
Henry VIII
- Here is warrant from The King to attach Lord Montacute, and the bodies Of the Duke's confessor, John de la Car, One Gilbert Peck, his chancellor,— BUCKINGHAM.†
Scene 1.1
- How far I have proceeded, Or how far further shall, is warranted By a commission from the consistory, Yea, the whole consistory of Rome.†
Scene 2.4 *
- You have Christian warrant for 'em, and, no doubt, In time will find their fit rewards.†
Scene 3.2 *
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)