Warrant may refer to: *

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 in order to ...

, a form of specific authorization **

Arrest warrant An arrest warrant is a warrant issued by a judge or magistrate on behalf of the state which authorizes the arrest and detention of an individual or the search and seizure of an individual's property. Canada Arrest warrants are issued by a jud ...

, authorizing the arrest and detention of an individual **

Search warrant A search warrant is a court order that a magistrate or judge issues to authorize Police, law enforcement officers to conduct a Search and seizure, search of a person, location, or vehicle for evidence of a crime and to Confiscation, confiscate an ...

, a court order issued that authorizes law enforcement to conduct a search for evidence **

Execution warrant An execution warrant (also called a death warrant or a black warrant) is a writ that authorizes the Capital punishment, execution of a capital punishment, condemned person. United States In the United States, either a judicial or executi ...

, a writ that authorizes the execution of a condemned person *

Warrant (philosophy) Justification (also called epistemic justification) is a property of beliefs that fulfill certain norms about what a person should believe. Epistemologists often identify justification as a component of knowledge distinguishing it from mere true ...

, a proper justification for holding a belief * Warrant (rhetoric), the assumption or principle that connects data to a claim * ''

Quo warranto In the English-American common law, ''quo warranto'' (Medieval Latin for "by what warrant?") is a prerogative writ issued by a court which orders someone to show what authority they have for exercising some right, power, or franchise they clai ...

'', a writ requiring a person to show authority for exercising some right or power

Arts, entertainment, and media

Music

Warrant (American band) Warrant is an American glam metal band formed in 1984 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, that experienced success from 1989 to 1996 with five albums reaching international sales of over 10 million. The band first came ...

, a glam metal band formed in 1984 *

Warrant (German band) Warrant is a German speed metal band. It was formed in Düsseldorf in 1983 by Jörg Juraschek (vocals, bass), Thomas Klein (guitar) and Lothar Wieners (drums). They went on tour with Warlock in 1985, after releasing an EP and an LP. The band so ...

, a speed metal band formed in 1983

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 dock warrant, in law, is a document by which the owner of a marine or river dock certifies that the holder is entitled to goods imported and warehoused in the docks. In the Factors Act 1889 it is included in the phrase "document of title" and i ...

, a document certifying that the holder is entitled to goods at a maritime dock *

Track warrant A track warrant is a set of instructions issued to a train crew authorizing specific train movements. The system is widely used in North America. The warrant is issued by the train dispatcher and delivered to the train crew via radio. The train c ...

, railroad line permission for a train's use of the main line *

Warrant of Fitness A Warrant of Fitness (WoF) is an official New Zealand document certifying that a light motor vehicle has passed a compulsory periodic inspection of safety and roadworthiness. Most vehicles with a gross mass under that are used on public roads ...

, New Zealand assurance certifying a motor vehicle *

Warrant sale A warrant sale was a statutory means of collecting debts in Scotland until 2001. Legal procedure for warrant sales was governed by the Debtors (Scotland) Act 1987. The practice was controversial. Those who opposed it were concerned that it affec ...

, a statutory means of collecting debts in Scotland until 2001 *

Warranty In law, a warranty is an expressed or implied promise or assurance of some kind. The term's meaning varies across legal subjects. In property law, it refers to a covenant by the grantor of a deed. In insurance law, it refers to a promise by the ...

, a business transaction assurance ** Warranty (disambiguation), various types of warranty

Finance

Warrant (finance) In finance, a warrant is a Security (finance), security that entitles the holder to buy or sell stock, typically the stock of the issuing company, at a fixed price called the exercise price. Warrants and option (finance), options are similar in ...

, a right, without obligation, to buy or sell something at an agreed price *

Covered warrant In finance a covered warrant (sometimes called naked warrant) is a type of warrant that has been issued without an accompanying bond or equity. Like a normal warrant, it allows the holder to buy or sell a specific amount of equities, currency, ...

, a warrant issued without an accompanying bond or equity *

Turbo warrant A turbo warrant (or callable bull/bear contract) is a kind of stock option. Specifically, it is a barrier option of the down and out type. It is similar to a vanilla contract, but with two additional features: It has a low vega, meaning that th ...

, a kind of stock option *

Warrant of payment In financial transactions, a warrant is a written order by one person that instructs or authorises another person to pay a specified recipient a specific amount of money or supply goods at a specific date. A warrant may or may not be negotiable ...

, an order to an official to pay someone, similar to a check

Government

Warrant (town meeting) Town meeting, also known as an "open town meeting", is a form of local government in which eligible town residents can directly participate in an assembly which determines the governance of their town. Unlike representative town meeting where ...

, a document used to call and outline a town meeting *

Governor general's warrant Governor General's Special Warrants () are documents authorizing Canada's President of the Treasury Board to spend money appropriated by Parliament In modern politics and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Gener ...

, a non-budgeted payment instrument in Canadian law * Warrant card, a proof of identification used by police officers *

Warrant of Appointment A warrant of appointment is the official document presented by the president of Ireland to persons upon appointment to certain high offices of state, signed by the president and bearing the official seal of the president. Warrants are presented t ...

, President of Ireland official document of high office appointment *

Warrant of Precedence for Pakistan The Warrant of Precedence for Pakistan is a protocol list at which government of Pakistan The Government of Pakistan () (abbreviated as GoP), constitutionally known as the Federal Government, commonly known as the Centre, is the national a ...

, Pakistan protocol for officials seating at government functions *

Warrant officer (disambiguation) Warrant officer is an officer in a military organization who is designated by a warrant, as distinguished from a commissioned officer. Warrant officer or Warrant Officer may also refer to: * Warrant officer (United Kingdom), the highest non-commis ...

, a rank in various military organizations *

Royal warrant (disambiguation) 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: * Royal warrant of appointment, warrant to tradespeople who supply goods or services to a r ...