warrant

a legal document giving the police permission to arrest someone or search a place

orden judicial, mandamiento

• warrant for somebody's arrest/search

Collocations search warrant · arrest warrant

• The police have a search warrant for the house.

  La policía tiene un mandamiento para registrar la casa.

a good reason or excuse to do something

razón, justificación

• there is no warrant for doing something

Collocations warrant an investigation · warrant a response

• There's no warrant for his actions.

  No hay justificación para sus acciones.

the legal right to do something or the authority given by law

competencia, autoridad legal

• have warrant for doing something

Collocations warrant of appointment · warrant of execution

• The judge has the warrant to issue a subpoena.

  El juez tiene la competencia para emitir una citación.

to be reasonable or justified in doing something

justificar, ser razonable en hacer algo

• [transitive], T + obj

Collocations warrant an investigation · warrant a response

• The evidence warrants further investigation.

  La evidencia justifica una investigación más profunda.