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Meaning of the word warranted in English

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warranted

US /ˈwɔːr.ən.t̬ɪd/
UK /ˈwɒr.ən.tɪd/

Verb

justify or necessitate (a certain course of action).

Example:
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that offense is serious enough to warrant a court martial
Synonym:
justify vindicate call for sanction validate permit authorize entitle empower uphold condone endorse deserve excuse account for legitimize support license merit rate
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