search warrant

noun

: a warrant authorizing a search (as of a house) for stolen goods or unlawful possessions

Examples of search warrant in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In a separate January operation, the FBI Milwaukee Area Safe Streets Task Force executed five residential search warrants and arrested four Latin Kings members for drug trafficking and firearm possession charges, while seizing 10 firearms and more than $120,000 in illicit funds. —Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 30 Jan. 2026

Typically, in order to get a search warrant, authorities must show probable cause that there is evidence of a crime at a particular location. —Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026

Officers obtained a search warrant to enter the home. —Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 29 Jan. 2026

In a previous motion, prosecutors noted that Kansas City police crime scene technicians recovered 16 9mm handguns during the execution of search warrants; these matched the caliber of the weapon used in the fatal shooting. —Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1739, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for search warrant

• abhorrent
• torrent

Kids Definition

search warrant

noun

: a warrant making legal a search of a specified place (as a house) for stolen goods or unlawful possessions (as illegal drugs)

Legal Definition

search warrant

see warrant