search warrant
noun
: a warrant authorizing a search (as of a house) for stolen goods or unlawful possessions
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The bill also would have shortened the deadline for companies to comply with search warrants from 72 hours to 24 hours.
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Jamie Leary, CBS News, 31 May 2026
At the time the search warrant was executed, a man identified as 55-year-old Carmelo Nunez was located outside the residence and found to have an active arrest warrant for second-degree failure to appear.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2026
On Wednesday, a search warrant was carried out at Henjum’s Hollywood home, and he was taken into custody.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026
An investigation identified Ratliff as a person of interest, and detectives obtained a search warrant for Ratliff’s DNA, the sheriff’s office said.
—Mark Price
may 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2026
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Jamie Leary, CBS News, 31 May 2026
At the time the search warrant was executed, a man identified as 55-year-old Carmelo Nunez was located outside the residence and found to have an active arrest warrant for second-degree failure to appear.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2026
On Wednesday, a search warrant was carried out at Henjum’s Hollywood home, and he was taken into custody.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026
An investigation identified Ratliff as a person of interest, and detectives obtained a search warrant for Ratliff’s DNA, the sheriff’s office said.
—Mark Price
may 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2026
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“Search warrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/search%20warrant. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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