What's the difference between warrant and warranty?

Warrant


Definition:

  • (n.) 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.
  • (n.) A writing which authorizes a person to receive money or other thing.
  • (n.) A precept issued by a magistrate authorizing an officer to make an arrest, a seizure, or a search, or do other acts incident to the administration of justice.
  • (n.) An official certificate of appointment issued to an officer of lower rank than a commissioned officer. See Warrant officer, below.
  • (n.) That which vouches or insures for anything; guaranty; security.
  • (n.) That which attests or proves; a voucher.
  • (n.) Right; legality; allowance.
  • (n.) To make secure; to give assurance against harm; to guarantee safety to; to give authority or power to do, or forbear to do, anything by which the person authorized is secured, or saved harmless, from any loss or damage by his action.
  • (n.) To support by authority or proof; to justify; to maintain; to sanction; as, reason warrants it.
  • (n.) To give a warrant or warranty to; to assure as if by giving a warrant to.
  • (n.) To secure to, as a grantee, an estate granted; to assure.
  • (n.) To secure to, as a purchaser of goods, the title to the same; to indemnify against loss.
  • (n.) To secure to, as a purchaser, the quality or quantity of the goods sold, as represented. See Warranty, n., 2.
  • (n.) To assure, as a thing sold, to the purchaser; that is, to engage that the thing is what it appears, or is represented, to be, which implies a covenant to make good any defect or loss incurred by it.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Power urges the security council to "take the kind of credible, binding action warranted."
  • (2) "We have peace in Sierra Leone now, and Tony Blair made a huge contribution to that," said Warrant Officer Abu Bakerr Kamara.
  • (3) Currently there are no IOC approved definitive tests for these hormones but highly specific immunoassays combined with suitable purification techniques may be sufficient to warrant IOC approval.
  • (4) Utilization of inert materials like teflon, makrolon, and stainless steel warrants experimental and possibly clinical application of the developed small constrictor.
  • (5) And I want to do this in partnership with you.” In the Commons, there are signs the home secretary may manage to reduce a rebellion by backbench Tory MPs this afternoon on plans to opt back into a series of EU justice and home affairs measures, notably the European arrest warrant .
  • (6) The results indicate that CRALBP X 11-cis-retinol is sufficiently stereoselective in its binding properties to warrant consideration as a component of the mechanism for the generation of 11-cis-retinaldehyde in the dark.
  • (7) Terminal forces directed posteriorly and to the right and with a delay no longer than 0,03 inches do not warrant the diagnosis of left anterior hemiblock with a right bundle branch block associated.
  • (8) The impact of this activation on the remission rate and duration, as well as survival in patients with NHL, warrants further investigation.
  • (9) Ligament tissue seems to be less well suited to the microsphere technique; however, further study is warranted.
  • (10) Further trials are warranted to compare this regimen to other active combinations and to use it as a component of a program of treatment using alternating regimens of chemotherapy.
  • (11) The encouraging pilot results warrant a controlled study of exposure for dysmorphophobic avoidance and anxiety.
  • (12) These cases suggest that the role of R. sanguineus in the transmission of the etiologic agent of canine ehrlichiosis and other pathogenic organisms to humans may be underestimated and warrants investigation.
  • (13) The arrest warrant, which came into effect in 2004, was not perfect, but it was immediately useful, leading to the swift extradition of one of London’s would-be bombers in July 2005, Hussain Osman, from Italy, where he had fled.
  • (14) The use of tribavirin warrants further study, possibly combined with new therapeutic methods.
  • (15) We conclude that CMV is not a pathogen in the lungs of patients with HIV infection, and we suggest that its presence at this site does not warrant specific therapy in these patients.
  • (16) On the basis of this experience, further investigation of the intrapericardial administration of cisplatin as treatment to control malignant pericardial effusions appears warranted.
  • (17) The authors suggest that while differences in root length may be useful in determining treatment options, thinking of these variables as separate types of dentin dysplasia is not warranted at this time.
  • (18) A spokesman for the public relations firm Bell Pottinger, which represents Rajapaksa, denied that he had cancelled his trip to the UK last month becuse of fears that he might face an arrest warrant.
  • (19) The best documented and most clearly effective use of duplex sonography is for detecting severe obstructive lesions in the carotid artery that might warrant endarterectomy in patients with cerebral hemispheric symptoms.
  • (20) He compared the situation to insider trading or corruption, in which there may not be direct proof of a criminal quid pro quo taking place, but where there is a pattern of behaviour that warrants attention.

Warranty


Definition:

  • (n.) 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 title paramount, to yield other lands of equal value in recompense. This warranty has long singe become obsolete, and its place supplied by personal covenants for title. Among these is the covenant of warranty, which runs with the land, and is in the nature of a real covenant.
  • (n.) An engagement or undertaking, express or implied, that a certain fact regarding the subject of a contract is, or shall be, as it is expressly or impliedly declared or promised to be. In sales of goods by persons in possession, there is an implied warranty of title, but, as to the quality of goods, the rule of every sale is, Caveat emptor.
  • (n.) A stipulation or engagement by a party insured, that certain things, relating to the subject of insurance, or affecting the risk, exist, or shall exist, or have been done, or shall be done. These warranties, when express, should appear in the policy; but there are certain implied warranties.
  • (n.) Justificatory mandate or precept; authority; warrant.
  • (n.) Security; warrant; guaranty.
  • (v. t.) To warrant; to guarantee.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Many of the reliability issues are covered under Tesla’s overall four-year or 50,000 mile warranty and eight-year unlimited mile battery and drive train warranty takes care of most of the major issues at no cost, according to the report.
  • (2) The deficiencies of the law of warranties for contracts of purchase of horses have led to the situation that more and more purchasers try to shift the risk to the veterinarian by ordering a comprehensive examination of the horse.
  • (3) In the absence of an express warranty the physician could not be held responsible for the birth of the plaintiff's child.
  • (4) Manufacturers often provide their own guarantee, while longer-term guarantees and warranties are usually underwritten by a third party, which will be legally required to honour contracts regardless of what has happened to the retailer who originally sold the product.
  • (5) Those buying travel insurance, and used car and electronic goods warranties – which until now incurred IPT at 17.5% – will now be taxed at 20%.
  • (6) School systems plagued by the asbestos hazards are now filing suits against asbestos manufacturers alleging causes of action in breach of warranty, negligence and strict products liability in tort.
  • (7) "We need to find a way of getting ourselves off the drug of warranties," he says.
  • (8) The warranty period part is a red herring as this is irrelevant when the manufacturer has confirmed the parts were faulty.
  • (9) The safe harbors comprise 11 broad categories--investment interests, space rental, equipment rental, personal services and management contracts, purchase of a medical practice, referral services, warranties, discounts, employees, group purchasing organizations, and waiver of deductibles and coinsurance.
  • (10) Figures support these concepts and prove their warranty.
  • (11) Manufacturers often provide their own guarantee, while longer-term guarantees and warranties are usually underwritten by a third party, which will be legally required to honour contracts regardless of what has happened to the retailer which originally sold the product.
  • (12) Shanks said Ford sold fewer commercial vehicles in China and spent heavily on engineering and warranty costs.
  • (13) Murrells is looking at is the extended warranties sold by its electricals business.
  • (14) This article discusses these warranties and those cases in which hospitals and doctors have been held liable under them.
  • (15) Solar panels came with long warranties and if you have a problem, the manufacturer should be your first port of call - if you can find them.
  • (16) Note that any dealer will undertake any required warranty work – you don't need to go back to the one who supplied the car.
  • (17) The software also includes files for generator specifications, recalls and pulse generator and lead prices and warranties.
  • (18) Such a move would bring car and home insurance premium tax in line with IPT on travel insurance, and electrical and car warranties.
  • (19) By keeping a low profile and avoiding media or activists' attention, she hoped to sign a simple warranty not to drive, as customary.
  • (20) Remedies for recovery in such a case might be based on a breach of implied warranties, strict liability, or negligence.