search warrant
noun
: a warrant authorizing a search (as of a house) for stolen goods or unlawful possessions
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During the stop, Cowan requested permission to search the vehicle, but did not have probable cause for a search of the vehicle and did not have a search warrant, the lawsuit alleges.
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Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2024
Virginia James Yoo, 56, was seen in new video angles firing flares from his window
An Arlington home was engulfed in flames after an explosion as cops were trying to serve a search warrant.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 8 June 2024
Advertisement On Saturday, detectives and a SWAT team executed simultaneous search warrants at two separate locations — one at a home on Mark Avenue near Midway Drive and another at a residence on Bear Valley Parkway near Citrus Avenue.
—Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2024
From April 16 to May 31, investigators conducted 14 residential search warrants and made 132 arrests.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 7 June 2024
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Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2024
Virginia James Yoo, 56, was seen in new video angles firing flares from his window
An Arlington home was engulfed in flames after an explosion as cops were trying to serve a search warrant.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 8 June 2024
Advertisement On Saturday, detectives and a SWAT team executed simultaneous search warrants at two separate locations — one at a home on Mark Avenue near Midway Drive and another at a residence on Bear Valley Parkway near Citrus Avenue.
—Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2024
From April 16 to May 31, investigators conducted 14 residential search warrants and made 132 arrests.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 7 June 2024
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“Search warrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/search%20warrant. Accessed 18 Jun. 2024.
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