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unwarranted

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war⋅rant

  [wawr-uhnt, wor-]
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–noun
1. authorization, sanction, or justification.
2. something that serves to give reliable or formal assurance of something; guarantee, pledge, or security.
3. something considered as having the force of a guarantee or as being positive assurance of a thing: The cavalry and artillery were considered sure warrants of success.
4. a writing or document certifying or authorizing something, as a receipt, license, or commission.
5. Law. an instrument, issued by a magistrate, authorizing an officer to make an arrest, seize property, make a search, or carry a judgment into execution.
6. the certificate of authority or appointment issued to an officer of the armed forces below the rank of a commissioned officer.
7. a warehouse receipt.
8. a written authorization for the payment or receipt of money: a treasury warrant.
–verb (used with object)
9. to give authority to; authorize.
10. to give reason or sanction for; justify: The circumstances warrant such measures.
11. to give one's word for; vouch for (often used with a clause to emphasize something asserted): I'll warrant he did!
12. to give a formal assurance, or a guarantee or promise, to or for; guarantee: to warrant someone honorable treatment; to warrant payment; to warrant safe delivery.
13. to guarantee the quantity, quality, and other representations of (an article, product, etc.), as to a purchaser.
14. to guarantee or secure title to (the purchaser of goods); assure indemnification against loss to.
15. Law. to guarantee title of an estate or other granted property (to a grantee).
Origin:
1175–1225; (n.) ME warant < AF; OF guarant < Gmc; cf. MLG warend, -ent warranty, n. use of prp. of waren to warrant; (v.) ME < AF warantir; OF g(u)arantir, deriv. of guarant; see guaranty

Related forms:
war⋅rant⋅less, adjective

Synonyms:
2. warranty, surety. 4. permit, voucher, writ, order, chit. 11. guarantee, attest.
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un·war·rant·ed   (ŭn-wôr'ən-tĭd, -wŏr'-)   
adj.  Having no justification; groundless: unwarranted interference. See Synonyms at baseless.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

unwarranted 
1577, from un- (1) "not" + pp. of warrant (v.).

warrant  (v.)
1275, "to keep safe from danger," from O.N.Fr. warantir (O.Fr. guarantir), from warant (see warrant (n.)). Meaning "to guarantee to be of quality" is attested from 1387; sense of "to guarantee as true" is recorded from c.1300.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Financial Dictionary

warrant

A security that permits its owner to purchase a specific number of shares of stock at a predetermined price. For example, a warrant may give an investor the right to purchase 5 shares of XYZ common stock at a price of $25 per share until October 1, 2007. Warrants usually originate as part of a new bond issue, but they trade separately after issuance. Warrants usually have limited lives. Their values are considerably more volatile than the values of the underlying stock. Thus, investment in warrants is not for the timid. Also called equity warrant, stock warrant, subscription warrant. See also debt warrant, perpetual warrant, usable bond.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: warrant
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: Anglo-French warentir garantir, from garant protector, guarantor
1 : to guarantee esp. by giving assurances that make one liable or responsible: as a : to give a warranty (as of title) to b : to protect or assure by warranty warranted goods> warrant his solvency —Restatement (Second) of Contracts> c : to state as a warranty : guarantee to be as represented warrants that the car is without defects> warranted “prior endorsements guaranteed” —J. J. White and Railroad S. Summers>
2 a : to authorize by a warrant warranted search> b : to serve as or give adequate reason or authorization for <warranted the awarding of attorney's fees> warranted by the facts>
3 : to give proof of the authenticity or truth of warranted statement>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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