| NOUN | communication | bench warrant, arrest warrant | a warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to apprehend an offender and bring that person to court |
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| Meaning | A warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to apprehend an offender and bring that person to court. | |
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| Synonym | arrest warrant | |
| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Narrower | pickup | A warrant to take someone into custody |
| Broader | warrant | A writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts |
| Spanish | orden de arresto, orden de detención | |
| Catalan | ordre d'arrest, ordre de detenció | |
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