search warrant
noun
: a warrant authorizing a search (as of a house) for stolen goods or unlawful possessions
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The Eastern Regional Mon Valley Police Department said that officers executed a search warrant Thursday at a home along Rankin Boulevard with the assistance of the Pitcairn Police Department and the Swissvale-Braddock Hills Regional Police Department.
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Mike Darnay, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Investigators also executed a search warrant at the student's residence and seized several electronic devices, according to the sheriff's office.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Springfield police also worked with investigators from the Meriden Police Department and obtained search warrants for Nieves’ home and vehicle.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2026
The feds are separately probing whether Louis and her sister, who works in intergovernmental affairs for Hochul, accepted bribes or kickbacks in connection with the appropriation of city funds to a migrant shelter provider, according to search warrants obtained by The Associated Press.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026
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Mike Darnay, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Investigators also executed a search warrant at the student's residence and seized several electronic devices, according to the sheriff's office.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Springfield police also worked with investigators from the Meriden Police Department and obtained search warrants for Nieves’ home and vehicle.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2026
The feds are separately probing whether Louis and her sister, who works in intergovernmental affairs for Hochul, accepted bribes or kickbacks in connection with the appropriation of city funds to a migrant shelter provider, according to search warrants obtained by The Associated Press.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Search warrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/search%20warrant. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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