Clues for the word "WARRANT"
We've had 26 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 31 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Easy crossword on November 25, 2025.
Definition of warrant
- n. - That which warrants or authorizes; a commission giving authority, or justifying the doing of anything; an act, instrument, or obligation, by which one person authorizes another to do something which he has not otherwise a right to do; an act or instrument investing one with a right or authority, and thus securing him from loss or damage; commission; authority.
- n. - A writing which authorizes a person to receive money or other thing.
- n. - A precept issued by a magistrate authorizing an officer to make an arrest, a seizure, or a search, or do other acts incident to the administration of justice.
- n. - An official certificate of appointment issued to an officer of lower rank than a commissioned officer. See Warrant officer, below.
- n. - That which vouches or insures for anything; guaranty; security.
- n. - That which attests or proves; a voucher.
- n. - Right; legality; allowance.
- n. - To make secure; to give assurance against harm; to guarantee safety to; to give authority or power to do, or forbear to do, anything by which the person authorized is secured, or saved harmless, from any loss or damage by his action.
- n. - To support by authority or proof; to justify; to maintain; to sanction; as, reason warrants it.
- n. - To give a warrant or warranty to; to assure as if by giving a warrant to.
- n. - To secure to, as a grantee, an estate granted; to assure.
- n. - To secure to, as a purchaser of goods, the title to the same; to indemnify against loss.
- n. - To secure to, as a purchaser, the quality or quantity of the goods sold, as represented. See Warranty, n., 2.
- n. - To assure, as a thing sold, to the purchaser; that is, to engage that the thing is what it appears, or is represented, to be, which implies a covenant to make good any defect or loss incurred by it.
Referring Clues
- Need to arrest?
- Justify
- Authorization
- Permission to search
- Sanction
- Searcher's need
- Justify clash and tirade
- Justify one's desire to get hold of an expensive car
- Permit for arrest, search of premises, etc
- Justify sabre-rattling diatribe?
- Authority
- Guaranty - authorisation to make an arrest
- Authority for jingoism?
- ... and has absolute authority!
- *Bellicose speech?
- Justify tirade supporting hostilities
- Travel pass
- Merit, justify
- Justify angry tirade after conflict
- Justify sabre-rattling diatribe?
- Permission for a search
- Authorisation
- Arrest paper
- Are grounds for getting authorisation
- Authorize
- Official authorization
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Easy - November 25, 2025
- New York Times - October 08, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - July 22, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - May 23, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - February 25, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - February 23, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - December 21, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - October 09, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - July 06, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - April 07, 2023
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - December 16, 2022
- Daily Cryptic - July 22, 2022
- Evening Standard Quick - November 29, 2017
- Wall Street Journal - July 06, 2017
- Guardian Cryptic - May 24, 2016
- Evening Standard Cryptic - January 08, 2016
- Wall Street Journal - February 06, 2015
- Universal - November 05, 2012
- New York Times - October 06, 2012
- Guardian Cryptic - January 28, 2011
- Guardian Everyman - July 11, 2010
- Guardian Quick - June 15, 2010
- Guardian Speedy - May 16, 2010
- Guardian Speedy - June 14, 2009
- Guardian Cryptic - September 25, 2008
- Guardian Cryptic - June 02, 2008
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - October 17, 2005
- Guardian Quick - June 30, 2005
- Guardian Quiptic - September 24, 2001
- New York Times - June 09, 2001
- And in 1 more crossword puzzles...