Warrant

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Warrant may refer to:

  • Warrant (law), a form of specific authorization
    • Arrest warrant, authorizing the arrest and detention of an individual
    • Search warrant, a court order issued that authorizes law enforcement to conduct a search for evidence
    • Execution warrant, a writ that authorizes the execution of a condemned person
  • Warrant (philosophy)
    , a proper justification for holding a belief
  • Warrant (rhetoric)
    , the assumption or principle that connects data to a claim
  • Quo warranto, a writ requiring a person to show authority for exercising some right or power

Arts, entertainment, and media

Music

Films

  • Warrant (film), a 1975 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Pramod Chakravorty
  • The Warrant, a 2020 American film directed by Brent Christy

Business

  • Dock warrant, a document certifying that the holder is entitled to goods at a maritime dock
  • Track warrant
    , railroad line permission for a train's use of the main line
  • Warrant of Fitness, New Zealand assurance certifying a motor vehicle
  • Warrant sale, a statutory means of collecting debts in Scotland until 2001
  • Warranty, a business transaction assurance

Finance

Government

  • Warrant (town meeting)
    , a document used to call and outline a town meeting
  • Governor general's warrant
    , a non-budgeted payment instrument in Canadian law
  • Warrant card, a proof of identification used by police officers
  • Warrant of Appointment
    , President of Ireland official document of high office appointment
  • Warrant of Precedence for Pakistan
    , Pakistan protocol for officials seating at government functions
  • Warrant officer (disambiguation), a rank in various military organizations
  • Royal warrant (disambiguation), various documents issued by a monarch

See also