One that is hostile or aggressive, especially one that is engaged in war. [Latin belligerÄns, belligerant-, present participle of belligerÄre, to wage war, from belliger, warlike : bellum, war + gerere, to make.] belÂ·ligâ²erÂ·entÂ·ly adv. Synonyms: belligerent, bellicose, pugnacious, combative. These adjectives mean having or showing an eagerness to fight. Belligerent refers to a tendency to hostile behavior: A belligerent reporter badgered the politician. Bellicose describes a warlike or hostile manner or temperament: Madison, far from being pushed into war by a bellicose Congress, had to drag his own hesitant party into it. (Garry Wills).
However, with a $0.30 gain in the warrant, from $0.50 to $0.80, the percentage gain would be 60%. In this example, the gearing factor is calculated by dividing the original share price by the original warrant price: $1.50 / $0.50 = 3.
In many areas, a judicial officer is available 24 hours a day to issue warrants. A magistrate who believes that an affidavit establishes â probable cause â to conduct a search will issue a warrant (see the section just below for more on probable cause).owever, the suspect can later challenge the validity of the warrant with a pretrial motion. Police officers can also obtain an anticipatory search warrantâa warrant that issues before contraband arrives at the location to be searchedâif they can show probable cause (U.S. v. Grubbs, U.S. Sup. Ct. 2006).