A royal warrant is a document issued by a monarch which confers rights or privileges on the recipient, or has the effect of law.
Royal warrant may refer to:
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Royal warrant of appointment, warrant to tradespeople who supply goods or services to a royal court
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Royal warrant of appointment (Spain), issued to those who supplied goods or services to the King of Spain
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Royal warrant of appointment (Thailand)
Royal warrants of appointment ( th, ตราตั้ง) in Thailand have been issued for decades initially to those who supplied goods or services to the King of Thailand, but have evolved to include companies and businesses that have shown exc ...
, issued to companies and businesses that have shown exceptional services
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Royal warrant of appointment (United Kingdom)
Royal warrants of appointment have been issued since the 15th century to those who supply goods or services to a royal court or certain royal personages. The warrant enables the supplier to advertise the fact that they supply to the royal famil ...
, granted by senior members of the British royal family
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List of royal warrant holders of the British royal family
This is a list of present and past royal warrant of appointment holders of the British Royal Family.
British royal warrants are currently granted by King Charles III to companies or tradespeople who supply goods and services. The warrant enab ...
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List of royal warrant holders of the Swedish court
Royal warrants of appointment in Sweden are granted to the purveyor ( sv, Kunglig hovleverantör) by the monarch or other member of the royal family. To qualify for a warrant, the order must come from the Royal Court and the company must deliver i ...
, granted by the king or the queen
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Royal warrant of precedence, a warrant issued by the monarch of the United Kingdom to determine precedence amongst individuals or organisations
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Royal charter
A royal charter is a formal grant issued by a monarch under royal prerogative as letters patent. Historically, they have been used to promulgate public laws, the most famous example being the English Magna Carta (great charter) of 1215, b ...
, a formal document issued by a monarch to establish an organization
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Warrant (law)
A warrant is generally an order that serves as a specific type of authorization, that is, a writ issued by a competent officer, usually a judge or magistrate, that permits an otherwise illegal act that would violate individual rights and affor ...
, a specific type of authorization
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Warrant officer
Warrant officer (WO) is a rank or category of ranks in the armed forces of many countries. Depending on the country, service, or historical context, warrant officers are sometimes classified as the most junior of the commissioned ranks, the mo ...
, an officer in a military organisation designated an officer by a warrant
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Letters patent
Letters patent ( la, litterae patentes) ( always in the plural) are a type of legal instrument in the form of a published written order issued by a monarch, president or other head of state, generally granting an office, right, monopoly, tit ...
, a type of legal instrument granting rights or privileges
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Royal commission, a major ad-hoc formal public inquiry into a defined issue in some monarchies, often established by royal warrant
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Royal sign-manual
The royal sign-manual is the signature of the sovereign, by the affixing of which the monarch expresses his or her pleasure either by order, commission, or warrant. A sign-manual warrant may be either an executive act (for example, an appointmen ...
, a monarch's signature which confirms an order, commission, or warrant
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Warrant of appointment, the official document presented by the President of Ireland to persons upon appointment to certain high offices of state
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Warrant (disambiguation)
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 eviden ...
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