a warrant for his arrest was issued

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• warrant — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ arrest, death, search ▪ The king refused to sign the death warrant for his old friend. ▪ royal (BrE) ▪ outstanding …   Collocations dictionary

• warrant — [[t]wɒ̱rənt, AM wɔ͟ːr [/t]] warrants, warranting, warranted 1) VERB If something warrants a particular action, it makes the action seem necessary or appropriate for the circumstances. [V n] The allegations are serious enough to warrant an… …   English dictionary

• warrant — I UK [ˈwɒrənt] / US [ˈwɔrənt] noun [countable] Word forms warrant : singular warrant plural warrants * 1) a) legal a document written by a judge that gives the police permission to do something, for example to arrest someone or to search a house… …   English dictionary

• warrant — war|rant1 [ wɔrənt ] noun count * 1. ) a document written by a judge that gives the police permission to do something, for example to arrest someone or to search a house: We have a warrant to search the house for drugs. an arrest warrant The… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Arrest — For other uses, see Arrest (disambiguation). Lucy Parsons after her arrest for rioting during an unemployment protest at Hull House in Chicago, Illinois. 1915 …   Wikipedia

• warrant — verb In contracts, to engage or promise that a certain fact or state of facts, in relation to the subjectmatter, is, or shall be, as it is represented to be. In conveyancing, to assure the title to property sold, by an express covenant to that… …   Black's law dictionary

• warrant — I n. 1) to issue a warrant (the court issued a search warrant) 2) to swear out a warrant against smb. 3) to serve a warrant on (a warrant was served on her) 4) an arrest; bench; death; search warrant (to sign smb. s death warrant) (also fig.) 5)… …   Combinatory dictionary

• warrant — 01. The police had a [warrant] to search the apartment for illegal drugs. 02. I don t think accidentally breaking a window [warrants] such severe punishment. 03. The allegations against the mayor are not considered serious enough to [warrant] an… …   Grammatical examples in English

• warrant — war·rant 1 / wȯr ənt, wär / n [Anglo French warant garant protector, guarantor, authority, authorization, of Germanic origin] 1: warranty (2) an implied warrant of fitness 2: a commission or document giving authority to do something: as …   Law dictionary

• arrest — ar·rest 1 /ə rest/ n [Middle French arest, from arester to stop, seize, arrest, ultimately from Latin ad to, at + restare to stay]: the restraining and seizure of a person whether or not by physical force by someone acting under authority (as a… …   Law dictionary

• warrant — (1) An order drawn by a payor directing its treasurer to pay a specified amount to the person named or to the bearer. It may be payable upon demand, in which case it usually circulates in the same way as a bank check; or it may be payable only… …   Financial and business terms