search warrant
noun
: a warrant authorizing a search (as of a house) for stolen goods or unlawful possessions
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Investigators executed a search warrant at Fetters' home in 2023 in Jackson, according to the prosecutors' sentencing memorandum filed in federal court.
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Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 10 May 2024
Huffman has not been charged with a crime in relation to the search warrant, but was reportedly suspended from her role Monday by Clark County Auditor Danny Yost, according to a report from WHAS-TV.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 8 May 2024
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Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 10 May 2024
Huffman has not been charged with a crime in relation to the search warrant, but was reportedly suspended from her role Monday by Clark County Auditor Danny Yost, according to a report from WHAS-TV.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 8 May 2024
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“Search warrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/search%20warrant. Accessed 18 May. 2024.
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