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unwarrantedadj.
Having no justification; groundless: unwarranted interference. See synonyms at baseless.

uncalled-for
(ŭn-kôld'fôr')
adj.

1. Not required or requested; unwanted: uncalled-for suggestions.
2. Not justified or deserved; unwarranted: uncalled-for rudeness.

warrant

Syllabification: (war·rant)

Pronunciation: /ˈwôrənt, ˈwä-/

noun

• 1a document issued by a legal or government official authorizing the police or some other body to make an arrest, search premises, or carry out some other action relating to the administration of justice:magistrates issued a warrant for his arrest an extradition warrant
• a document that entitles the holder to receive goods, money, or services:we’ll issue you with a travel warrant
• Finance a negotiable security allowing the holder to buy shares at a specified price at or before some future date.
• [usually with negative] justification or authority for an action, belief, or feeling:there is no warrant for this assumption

• 2an official certificate of appointment issued to an officer of lower rank than a commissioned officer.

verb

[with object]

• justify or necessitate (a certain course of action):that offense is serious enough to warrant a court marshal
• officially affirm or guarantee:the vendor warrants the accuracy of the report

Phrases

I (or I'll) warrant (you)

dated used to express the speaker’s certainty about a fact or situation:I’ll warrant you’ll thank me for it in years to come

Derivatives

warranter

noun

Origin:

Middle English (in the senses 'protector' and 'safeguard', also, as a verb, 'keep safe from danger'): from variants of Old French guarant (noun), guarantir (verb), of Germanic origin; compare with guarantee

warrant

━━ vt. 権限を与える; 正当化する; 保証する; 〔話〕 断言する.

tr.v., -rant·ed, -rant·ing, -rants.

1. To guarantee or attest to the quality, accuracy, or condition of.
2. To guarantee or attest to the character or reliability of; vouch for.
3. 1. To guarantee (a product).
   2. To guarantee (a purchaser) indemnification against damage or loss.
4. To guarantee the immunity or security of.
5. To provide adequate grounds for; justify. See synonims at justify.
6. To grant authorization or sanction to (someone); authorize or empower.
7. Law. To guarantee clear title to (real property).

━━ n. 正当な理由, 根拠, 権限 ((for; to do)); 保証; 【法】令状; 委任状; 支払い命令書; 許可証; 【軍】准士官（任命）辞令; 権限証書［証券，保証書］, 倉庫証券; 金銭支払証券; 新株引受権証書, ワラント; 短期公債証書.

war・rant・a・ble　━━ a. 保証できる; 正当の.war・rant・a・bly　ad.
war・rant・ed　━━ a.
war・ran・tee

　━━ n. 【法】被保証人. war・rant・er, war・ran・tor
　━━ n. 【法】保証人.
warrant of attachment　差押令状.
warrant of attorney　委任状.
warrant officer　【軍】准士官, 准尉.
war・ran・ty ━━ n. 保証, 担保; （しっかりした）理由, 根拠 ((for)). （製品の）保証書; 保証責任; 瑕疵(かし)担保責任; 令状; （英国の契約における）付随的条項.
warrant deed　【法】権原担保捺印証書, （土地譲渡の）瑕疵担保証書.

suit (BE RIGHT) Show phonetics
verb [T]
to be right for a particular person, situation or occasion:
Corn is grown a lot in this area - the soil seems to suit it very well.
The city lifestyle seems to suit her - she's certainly looking very well.

warrant

音節war・rant 発音記号/wˈɔːrənt｜wˈɔr‐/音声を聞く

【名詞】

1

a

【不可算名詞】 正当な理由，根拠 〔for〕.

用例

without warrant 正当な理由なしに, いわれなく.

b

【不可算名詞】 〔+to do〕〈…する〉(正当な)権利.

用例

You have no warrant to do that. 君にはそんなことをする権利はない (cf. warrant 1a).

c

【可算名詞】 保証となるもの[人].

用例

I will be your warrant. 私が君の保証に立とう.

2

【可算名詞】

a

(行為・権利などを保証する)証明書; 認可書.

b

【法律, 法学】 (逮捕・拘引などの)令状; (民事の)召喚状.

用例

a search warrant 家宅捜索令状.

【動詞】 【他動詞】

1

〈…を〉正当とする，是認する.

用例

The circumstances do not warrant such behavior. 事情がどうあれそんな行為は許されない.

2

a

〈品質・商品などを〉保証する，請け合う.

用例

I warrant the genuineness of the article. その品が本物であることを保証する (cf. warrant 2c).

b

〔+doing〕〈…することを〉保証する，請け合う.

用例

The facts warrant my believing him. その事実は私が彼を信じることが正しいことを証明している.

c

〔(+目的語)+(that)〕〈人に〉〈…だと〉保証する，請け合う.

用例

I warrant (that) the article is genuine. その品物が本物であることを保証する (cf. warrant 2a).

d

[I warrant で主な文に並列的または挿入的に用いて] 確かに.

用例

It's all true, I warrant. 絶対にそれは本当だ.

e

〔+目的語+(to be)補語〕〈…が〉〈…であると〉保証する，請け合う.

用例

I('ll) warrant him an honest and reliable fellow. 彼が正直で信頼のできる男であるということは私が請け合います.

【語源】

古期ドイツ語「守る」の意

suited Show phonetics
adjective
1 right for someone or something:
With her qualifications and experience, she would seem to be ideally suited to/for the job.

2 If two people who have a relationship are suited, they have a good relationship which will probably last, often because they share a lot of interests:
They were never suited (to each other) from the start - they've got nothing in common.

suitable Show phonetics
adjective
acceptable or right for someone or something:
The film is suitable for children.
My mother doesn't like me wearing short skirts to church - she doesn't think they're suitable.
NOTE: The opposite is unsuitable.

suitably Show phonetics
adverb

suitability Show phonetics
noun [U]
n.The quality or state of being suitable; suitableness.

attest

 verb

• 1 [with object] provide or serve as clear evidence of:his status is attested by his becoming an alderman [no object]:his numerous drawings of babies attest to his fascination with them
• [no object] declare that something exists or is the case:I can attest to his tremendous energy [with clause]:the deceased’s solicitor attested that he had been about to institute divorce proceedings
• witness or certify formally: the witnesses must attest and sign the will in the testator’s presence

• 2 [no object] historical enrol as ready for military service: unfortunately for him, he attested
• [with object] recruit (someone) for military service by putting them on oath to serve if called upon: 2,000,000 men were attested under this system

Derivatives

attestable

adjective

attestation

noun

attestor

noun

Origin:

early 16th century: from French attester, from Latin attestari, from ad- 'to' + testari 'to witness' (from testis 'a witness')

音節

at • test

発音

ətést

レベル

社会人必須

attestの変化形

attested (過去形) • attested (過去分詞) • attesting (現在分詞) • attests (三人称単数現在)

[動](他)

1 …を証明する, 証言する；認証する；［III that節/wh-節］〈…ということが〉真実だと証言する；［III doing］〈…したと〉確言する

an officially attested copy of the record
公認記録の写し

attested milk
((英))保証牛乳（((米))certified milk）

get one's scorecard attested by one's partner
（ゴルフで）スコアカードの点数をパートナーに証明してもらう

He attested having ［that he had］ seen her in June.
彼は6月に彼女に会ったと証言した.

2 〈物・事が〉…の証拠となる, を証拠立てる；〈事・物の〉存在［使用］を立証する

The great seal attests the veracity of the presidential signature.
押されている国璽(こくじ)が大統領の署名が真正のものであることを証明している

‘Railroad' is attested earlier than ‘railway'. 

railroad という言葉のほうがrailwayより古いことがわかっている.

━━(自)［attest to A］〈A（事）が〉（真実であることなどを）証明する, 証言する, 立証する

The city has many famous buildings to attest to its past grandeur.
その都市には過去の壮大さを物語る数多くの有名な建物がある.

［ラテン語attestāri （at-へ＋testis証拠＋-āri不定詞語尾＝証拠によって証明する）. △CONTEST, PROTEST］

at・test・a・ble

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