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A written order issued and signed by a magistrate directed to a peace officer or some other person specially named and commanding him to arrest the body of a person named in it who is accused of an offense. … [Read more...] about WARRANT OF ARREST

The period of time for which a good or product that has been purchased will be covered by the remedies within the warranty. … [Read more...] about WARRANTY PERIOD

practice. An instrument in writing, addressed to one or more attorneys therein named, authorizing them generally to appear in any court, or in some specified court, on behalf of the person giving it, and to confess judgment in favor of some particular person therein named, in an action of debt, and usually containing a stipulation not to bring any writ of error, or file a bill … [Read more...] about WARRANT OF ATTORNEY

A term in English law for a place in which birds, fishes, or wild beasts are kept. A franchise or privilege, either by prescription or grant from the king, to keep beasts and fowls of warren, which are hares, coneys, partridges, pheasants, etc. : Also any place to which such privilege extends. Mozley & Whitley. Free warren. A franchise for the preserving and custody of … [Read more...] about WARREN

A person to whom a warranty is made. An ancient and now obsolete writ, which was issued when a man was enfeoffed of land with warranty, and then he was sued or impleaded in assize or other action, in which he could not vouch or call to warranty. 2. It was brought by the feoffor pending the first suit against him, and had this valuable incident, that when the warrantor was … [Read more...] about WARRANTEE