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

Ay, lord: she will become thy bed, I warrant, And bring thee forth brave brood.†
Scene 3.2

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

Definitions:

(1) (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
(2) (warrant as in: serious enough to warrant surgery)
to justify (make an action reasonable or necessary)
(3) (warrant as in: I warrant it)
to promise, guarantee, or indicate certainty of something
(4) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)