search warrant
noun
: a warrant authorizing a search (as of a house) for stolen goods or unlawful possessions
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Later, a judge approved a search warrant for a formal blood draw.
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Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 11 June 2025
Authorities obtained a search warrant for the residence after conducting surveillance there.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2025
The agent wrote that Huerta was yelling at and taunting officers and later sat cross-legged in front of a vehicle gate to the location where law enforcement authorities were serving a search warrant.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
Officers executed a search warrant on his Tahoe and recovered a Glock 9mm handgun.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 9 June 2025
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Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 11 June 2025
Authorities obtained a search warrant for the residence after conducting surveillance there.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2025
The agent wrote that Huerta was yelling at and taunting officers and later sat cross-legged in front of a vehicle gate to the location where law enforcement authorities were serving a search warrant.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
Officers executed a search warrant on his Tahoe and recovered a Glock 9mm handgun.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 9 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for search warrant
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“Search warrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/search%20warrant. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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