search warrant

noun

: a warrant authorizing a search (as of a house) for stolen goods or unlawful possessions

Examples of search warrant in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The officers obtained a search warrant for Shalgheen's apartment and found evidence linking him to the incident. Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2024 According to the new court documents, the senator's wife is accused of meeting with one of the defendants — businessman Jose Uribe — after federal investigators executed search warrants at the Menendez home. Robert Legare, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2024 Twenty-five electronic devices were seized for search warrants to make sure people are complying with rules associated with the devices, Robinson said. Tracy Neal, arkansasonline.com, 5 Mar. 2024 Detectives then obtained search warrants but had to work with the homeowner who had just put in a new modular home and driveway. Frank Fernandez, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2024 The government noted in a search warrant unsealed earlier this month that his arrest warrant, signed off by a court in April 2023, remains outstanding. Thomas Brewster, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024 Last year, after FBI agents executed a search warrant at Mar-a-Lago, prosecutors say some agents were threatened and harassed. Greg Allen, NPR, 1 Mar. 2024 Phoenix shooting:Car identified from deadly crime scene Police issued a search warrant for Ramirez's car and found clothes similar in appearance to the ones worn by the suspect in security camera footage and detailed by eyewitnesses, but no gun was found. The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2024 Leyton said a search warrant was executed at a home in Flint, where blood was found on the living room floor and couch, with blood appearing to come from the front bedroom. Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 22 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1739, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of search warrant was in 1739

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“Search warrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/search%20warrant. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

search warrant

noun
: a warrant making legal a search of a specified place (as a house) for stolen goods or unlawful possessions (as illegal drugs)

Legal Definition

search warrant

see warrant

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