warrant

1. V-T If something warrants a particular action, it makes the action seem necessary or appropriate for the circumstances. 使…顯得必要; 使…顯得適當(dāng)

The allegations are serious enough to warrant an investigation. 指控已嚴(yán)重得有必要進(jìn)行一番調(diào)查。

2. N-COUNT A warrant is a legal document that allows someone to do something, especially one that is signed by a judge or magistrate and gives the police permission to arrest someone or search their house. 搜查令; 拘捕令[oft N 'for' n, also 'by' N]

Police confirmed that they had issued a warrant for his arrest. 警方證實(shí)他們已對他簽發(fā)了拘捕令。