Mittimus vs. Warrant

Mittimusnoun

A warrant issued for someone to be taken into custody.

Mittimusnoun

A writ for moving records from one court to another.

Mittimusnoun

A formal dismissal from a situation.

Mittimusnoun

A precept or warrant granted by a justice for committing to prison a party charged with crime; a warrant of commitment to prison.

Warrantnoun

(obsolete) A defender, a protector.

Warrantnoun

Authorization or certification; a sanction, as given by a superior.

Warrantnoun

Something that provides assurance or confirmation; a guarantee or proof.

Warrantnoun

An order that serves as authorization; especially a voucher authorizing payment or receipt of money.

Warrantnoun

(finance) An option, usually issued together with another security and with a term at issue greater than a year, to buy other securities of the issuer.

Warrantnoun

(law) A judicial writ authorizing an officer to make a search, seizure, or arrest, or to execute a judgment.

Warrantnoun

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Warrantnoun

A certificate of appointment given to a warrant officer.

Warrantnoun

A document certifying that a motor vehicle meets certain standards of mechanical soundness and safety; a warrant of fitness.

Warrantverb

To protect, keep safe (from danger).

Warrantverb

To give (someone) an assurance or guarantee (of something); also, with a double object: to guarantee (someone something).

Warrantverb

(transitive) To guarantee (something) to be (of a specified quality, value, etc.).

Warrantverb

(transitive) To guarantee as being true; (colloquially) to believe strongly.

Warrantverb

(transitive) To authorize; to give (someone) sanction or warrant (to do something).

Warrantverb

(transitive) To justify; to give grounds for.

Warrantnoun

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.

Warrantnoun

A writing which authorizes a person to receive money or other thing.

Warrantnoun

That which vouches or insures for anything; guaranty; security.

Warrantnoun

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.

Warrantnoun

That which attests or proves; a voucher.

Warrantnoun

An official certificate of appointment issued to an officer of lower rank than a commissioned officer. See Warrant officer, below.

Warrantnoun

Right; legality; allowance.

Warrantverb

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.

Warrantverb

To support by authority or proof; to justify; to maintain; to sanction; as, reason warrants it.

Warrantverb

To give a warrant or warranty to; to assure as if by giving a warrant to.

Warrantverb

To secure to, as a grantee, an estate granted; to assure.

Warrantnoun

a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts

Warrantnoun

a type of security issued by a corporation (usually together with a bond or preferred stock) that gives the holder the right to purchase a certain amount of common stock at a stated price;

Warrantnoun

formal and explicit approval;

Warrantnoun

a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications

Warrantverb

show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for;

Warrantverb

stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of;

Warrantnoun

a document issued by a legal or government official authorizing the police or another body to make an arrest, search premises, or carry out some other action relating to the administration of justice

Warrantnoun

a document that entitles the holder to receive goods, money, or services

Warrantnoun

a negotiable security allowing the holder to buy shares at a specified price at or before a future date

Warrantnoun

justification or authority for an action, belief, or feeling

Warrantnoun

an official certificate of appointment issued to an officer of lower rank than a commissioned officer.

Warrantverb

justify or necessitate (a course of action)

Warrantverb

officially affirm or guarantee