search warrant
noun
: a warrant authorizing a search (as of a house) for stolen goods or unlawful possessions
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Monroe Police, Waxhaw Police and the Union County Sheriff’s Office special response team executed a search warrant on the home and detained him inside, investigators said.
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Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 1 June 2024
After a decade of property damage via slingshot, the department carried out a search warrant in King’s neighborhood earlier this month.
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 26 May 2024
The people shooting back at him were agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, executing a search warrant on suspicion that Mr. Malinowski had repeatedly sold guns without a license.
—Eduardo Medina, New York Times, 24 May 2024
Gosselin and Ivy ended their relationship in February, the search warrant said.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024
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Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 1 June 2024
After a decade of property damage via slingshot, the department carried out a search warrant in King’s neighborhood earlier this month.
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 26 May 2024
The people shooting back at him were agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, executing a search warrant on suspicion that Mr. Malinowski had repeatedly sold guns without a license.
—Eduardo Medina, New York Times, 24 May 2024
Gosselin and Ivy ended their relationship in February, the search warrant said.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024
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“Search warrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/search%20warrant. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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