search warrant
noun
: a warrant authorizing a search (as of a house) for stolen goods or unlawful possessions
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Brad Spafford, 36, of Isle of Wight, Virginia, was arrested on Dec. 17 after federal agents executing a search warrant found more than 150 apparent explosive devices on Spafford's farm east of Newport News, Virginia, according to court records.
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Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2025
Federal investigators are following leads both domestically and internationally, including executing search warrants and interviewing witnesses, said Las Vegas FBI Special Agent in Charge Spencer Evans.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Ethan Michael Gosch, 34, on Nov. 25 Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation responded to a home in the 3000 block of NW 73rd St. in the Northland to serve a federal search warrant.
—Andrea Klick, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
While executing a search warrant, police found .30 caliber projectiles, firearm cleaning tools and multiple airguns, including one with an attached scope, according to authorities.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
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Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2025
Federal investigators are following leads both domestically and internationally, including executing search warrants and interviewing witnesses, said Las Vegas FBI Special Agent in Charge Spencer Evans.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Ethan Michael Gosch, 34, on Nov. 25 Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation responded to a home in the 3000 block of NW 73rd St. in the Northland to serve a federal search warrant.
—Andrea Klick, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
While executing a search warrant, police found .30 caliber projectiles, firearm cleaning tools and multiple airguns, including one with an attached scope, according to authorities.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Search warrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/search%20warrant. Accessed 14 Jan. 2025.
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