warrant
verbUK /ˈwɒrənt/
US /ˈwɔːrənt/
To warrant means to make something seem right or necessary.
The heavy rain warranted canceling the picnic.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. An official document that gives police permission to do something, like search a house.
The police obtained a warrant to search the building.
3. To promise or guarantee that something is true or will happen.
The company warrants that the toy is safe for children.
4. A document that gives someone the legal right to do something.
He showed his warrant as a park ranger.