NOUN | communication | search warrant | a warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to search for objects or people involved in the commission of a crime and to produce them in court |
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Meaning | A warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to search for objects or people involved in the commission of a crime and to produce them in court; the warrant describes the locations where the officials may search. | |
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Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
Broader | warrant | A writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts |
Spanish | orden de registro | |
Catalan | ordre de registre |
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