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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread have a warrant #163387 11/11/2006 3:22 PM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA dalehileman Pooh-Bah dalehileman Pooh-Bah Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA In the Victorville, CA Daily Press this morning in a clip entitled "Suspected killer caught" we read that "...officials stopped two men...and found one of them to have a warrant" Is that perfectly idiomatic? As I understand the usage, it's the good guys who usually have warrants; and so shouldn't it have read, "... to be under a warrant" One might have written, "...an outstanding warrant," which however might be redundant since if you're under a warrant it's most likely outstanding dalehileman Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: have a warrant #163388 11/11/2006 4:29 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,661 Chicago musick Carpal Tunnel musick Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,661 Chicago It's twisted/short for "officials have a warrant out on him"... methinks. However, he is the "owner" of the warrant, not yet delivered, no? .... err... he'll have to *own up to it. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: have a warrant #163389 11/12/2006 12:29 AM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 293 Orlando ParkinT enthusiast ParkinT enthusiast Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 293 Orlando My understanding is that a Warrant is filed (or logged) against a person. So, you (or I) could "have a warrant" filed in our name. "I am certain there is too much certainty in the world" -Michael Crichton Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: have a warrant #163390 11/12/2006 3:54 PM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA dalehileman Pooh-Bah dalehileman Pooh-Bah Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA Thanks guys, very pertinent and enlightening followups dalehileman Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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