search warrant
search warrant
Definition
search warrant
noun
a legal document authorizing or directing an officer of the law to search a specified person, premises, dwelling, etc., as for stolen or contraband articles, items to be used in evidence, etc.
search warrant
Law Definition
n
A written order by a judge
authorizing the examination of a specified place and the seizing of evidence
found there. See also warrant.
search warrant
Usage Examples
Preposition: for
- premise: The police may enter someone's house in the following circumstances: - If they have obtained a search warrant for the premises.
Converse of object
- execute: Officers are continuing to search a number of premises and are currently executing search warrants, a spokesman for Scotland Yard said.
- obtain: The police may enter someone's house in the following circumstances: - If they have obtained a search warrant for the premises.
- get: Getting a search warrant is expensive and lots of hassle, and they need some initial evidence to get one of these anyway.
Preposition: at
- address: CDU officers are currently executing search warrants at addresses in North and South London.
Modifies a noun
- Wednesday: Search warrants wednesday four of a. Another firm recently believe a word these wraps include.
Noun used with modifier
- drug: Police had initially entered the property on a drugs search warrant and found small amounts of heroin and cannabis.
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