miswarrant

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verb

To falsely warrant.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

verbmiswarrant (third-person singular simple present miswarrants, present participle miswarranting, simple past and past participle miswarranted)

present singular third person miswarrants · participle present miswarranting · participle past miswarranted · past miswarranted

  1. To falsely warrant.

    To the opposing party for damages for having misrepresented or miswarranted your authority.

    2021, Bernard A. Burk, Veronica J. Finkelstein, Nancy B. Rappoport, Ethical Lawyering: A Guide for the Well-Intentioned, page 166
    2 more examples

    he misrepresented and miswarranted the facts in that he represented and warranted that he was the sole legal owner of said trailer;

    1943, South Western Reporter. Second Series, page 130

    […] whether the insureds, CBBE, Vincent Tai, Godfrey Jacobs, and Jon Markoulis, intentionally and knowingly misrepresented or miswarranted the quality and effectuation of repairs.

    1990, California. Court of Appeal (1st Appellate District)., page 13

Origin

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Chicago

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