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Warrant

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.

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Amnesty 76% connected

Forgetfulness; cessation of remembrance of wrong; oblivion.

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Bench warrant 76% connected

A process issued by a presiding judge or by a court against a person guilty of some contempt, or indicted for some crime; -- so called in distinction…

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Cachet 76% connected

A seal, as of a letter.

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Commutation 76% connected

A passing from one state to another; change; alteration; mutation.

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Deposit 76% connected

To lay down; to place; to put; to let fall or throw down (as sediment); as, a crocodile deposits her eggs in the sand; the waters deposited a rich al…

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Pardon 76% connected

The act of pardoning; forgiveness, as of an offender, or of an offense; release from penalty; remission of punishment; absolution.

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Reprieve 76% connected

To delay the punishment of; to suspend the execution of sentence on; to give a respite to; to respite; as, to reprieve a criminal for thirty days.

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Security 76% connected

The condition or quality of being secure; secureness.

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Surety 76% connected

The state of being sure; certainty; security.

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Visa 76% connected

See Vis/.

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Approval 76% connected

Approbation; sanction.

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Assurance 76% connected

The act of assuring; a declaration tending to inspire full confidence; that which is designed to give confidence.

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Back 76% connected

A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and others, for mixing or cooling wort, hol…

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Commendation 76% connected

The act of commending; praise; favorable representation in words; recommendation.

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Endorse 76% connected

Same as Indorse.

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Indorse 76% connected

To cover the back of; to load or burden.

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Justify 76% connected

To prove or show to be just; to vindicate; to maintain or defend as conformable to law, right, justice, propriety, or duty.

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Pledge 76% connected

The transfer of possession of personal property from a debtor to a creditor as security for a debt or engagement; also, the contract created between…

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Security 76% connected

The condition or quality of being secure; secureness.

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Support 76% connected

To bear by being under; to keep from falling; to uphold; to sustain, in a literal or physical sense; to prop up; to bear the weight of; as, a pillar…

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Surety 76% connected

The state of being sure; certainty; security.

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Vindicate 76% connected

To lay claim to; to assert a right to; to claim.

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Writ 76% connected

3d pers. sing. pres. of Write, for writeth.

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Certify 76% connected

To give cetain information to; to assure; to make certain.

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Cover 76% connected

To overspread the surface of (one thing) with another; as, to cover wood with paint or lacquer; to cover a table with a cloth.

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Endorse 76% connected

Same as Indorse.

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Indorse 76% connected

To cover the back of; to load or burden.

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Insure 76% connected

To make sure or secure; as, to insure safety to any one.

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Underwrite 76% connected

To write under something else; to subscribe.

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Sanction 74% connected

Solemn or ceremonious ratification; an official act of a superior by which he ratifies and gives validity to the act of some other person or body; es…

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Sanction 74% connected

Solemn or ceremonious ratification; an official act of a superior by which he ratifies and gives validity to the act of some other person or body; es…

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Warrantee 74% connected

The person to whom a warrant or warranty is made.

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Warrantee 74% connected

The person to whom a warrant or warranty is made.

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Warranter 74% connected

One who warrants, gives authority, or legally empowers.

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Warranter 74% connected

One who warrants, gives authority, or legally empowers.

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Warrantor 74% connected

One who warrants.

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Warrantor 74% connected

One who warrants.

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Synonym 8

Countenance 92% connected

To encourage; to favor; to approve; to aid; to abet.

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Endorsement 92% connected

Same as Indorsement.

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Guarantee 92% connected

In law and common usage: A promise to answer for the payment of some debt, or the performance of some duty, in case of the failure of another person,…

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Imprimatur 92% connected

A license to print or publish a book, paper, etc.; also, in countries subjected to the censorship of the press, approval of that which is published.

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Indorsement 92% connected

The act of writing on the back of a note, bill, or other written instrument.

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Sanction 92% connected

Solemn or ceremonious ratification; an official act of a superior by which he ratifies and gives validity to the act of some other person or body; es…

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Warrantee 92% connected

The person to whom a warrant or warranty is made.

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Warranty 92% connected

A covenant real, whereby the grantor of an estate of freehold and his heirs were bound to warrant and defend the title, and, in case of eviction by t…

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