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warrantee

warrantee

9.6
A person who is officially told to appear in court or be arrested
  • noun
  • /ˌwɔːrənˈtiː/
  • Formal
translation icon : receptor de la orden
  • After the judge signed the warrant, the warrantee was notified by law enforcement.

Examples

  • When the police locate the warrantee, they must serve the legal document in person.

  • The warrantee must appear in court on the assigned date to address the charges.

  • The warrantee must provide proof of purchase.

  • A warrantee has rights under the law.

  • After the judge signed the warrant, the warrantee was notified by law enforcement.

  • The warrantee must appear in court on the assigned date to address the charges.

  • When the police locate the warrantee, they must serve the legal document in person.

Surface Forms

warrantee singular
warranties plural

Morphology

warrantee = warrant (semi-transparent) = warrant + ee

Morphologically regular ('warrant' + '-ee'), but this is a specialized legal meaning (recipient of a warrant) that may be unfamiliar to general learners.

Etymology

Warrantee comes from warrant meaning 'a legal order' plus the ending -ee, which marks the person who receives something, as in payee or employee. So a warrantee is the person named in a warrant who may need to appear in court.