warrants

Calls for officially

Warrants connects to authorization and justification.

A warrant is an official document authorizing something—typically a search, arrest, or seizure: The police obtained a warrant for his arrest.

In finance, a warrant is a certificate entitling the holder to buy securities at a specified price.

The verb means to justify or guarantee: The situation warrants further investigation.

What warrants something makes it reasonable or necessary: Nothing warrants that kind of response.

financial

stocks

Ownership stakes or inventory

derivatives · exchange · portfolio · call · put · strike price · expiration · dilution · convertible · covered

search

raid

Sudden armed incursion

surveillance · investigation · contraband · forensics · wiretap · no-knock · premises · scope · particularity · affidavit

authorization

approval

Favorable opinion given

endorsement · certification · clearance · empowerment · commission · license · writ · order · decree · judicial

justification

merit

Deserved praise-worthiness

grounds · basis · reason · cause · occasion · call for · demand · require · support · substantiate

arrest

handcuffs

Locking wrist restraints

bail · apprehend · suspect · booking · extradition · bounty hunter · manhunt · outstanding · surrender · wanted

guarantee

assurance

Firm promise or certainty

backing · vouch · attest · certify · stand behind · underwrite · ensure · safeguard · commitment · covenant

Categories
Opposites
justification/authorization

warrantsprohibits

Legally bars action

forbids · debars · precludes · disallows · invalidates

legal authorization documents

warrantsinjunctions

Official orders to act

restraining orders · prohibitions · bans · stays · revocations

evidential strength

warrantssuspicions

Beliefs without full proof

hunches · speculation · conjecture · guesswork · assumptions

Phrases
Family

warrant, warranty, warranted, unwarranted, warranting, warrant officer

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