search warrant
noun
: a warrant authorizing a search (as of a house) for stolen goods or unlawful possessions
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On October 30, investigators served follow-up search warrants at the Buzzard home, a storage locker and the rental car.
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Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2025
Evidence found during the search warrant, and other corroborating evidence, showed that the man actually killed three deer on the prison property, the news release said.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Nov. 2025
They were arrested Monday morning when search warrants were executed.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 5 Nov. 2025
Investigators executed search warrants on Richman’s devices in 2019 and 2020.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
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Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2025
Evidence found during the search warrant, and other corroborating evidence, showed that the man actually killed three deer on the prison property, the news release said.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Nov. 2025
They were arrested Monday morning when search warrants were executed.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 5 Nov. 2025
Investigators executed search warrants on Richman’s devices in 2019 and 2020.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
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“Search warrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/search%20warrant. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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