search warrant
noun
: a warrant authorizing a search (as of a house) for stolen goods or unlawful possessions
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Authorities executing a search warrant allegedly found a cattle prod, hundreds of bullets, high-capacity magazines, handcuffs and fake cash.
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Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
In one instance, federal prosecutors wrote that Velasquez-Hurtado attempted to prevent law enforcement from executing a search warrant in the winter by biting the officers.
—Krystal Nurse, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
Officers executed a search warrant at the home and recovered a box of ammunition matching casings and a round found at the killing.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 22 Apr. 2025
Investigators executed a search warrant on the Apple iCloud account associated with the phone, which resulted in a video from April 5, 2024, showing two unidentified men in a parking lot under streetlights, near portable restrooms and a soccer net.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
In one instance, federal prosecutors wrote that Velasquez-Hurtado attempted to prevent law enforcement from executing a search warrant in the winter by biting the officers.
—Krystal Nurse, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
Officers executed a search warrant at the home and recovered a box of ammunition matching casings and a round found at the killing.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 22 Apr. 2025
Investigators executed a search warrant on the Apple iCloud account associated with the phone, which resulted in a video from April 5, 2024, showing two unidentified men in a parking lot under streetlights, near portable restrooms and a soccer net.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Search warrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/search%20warrant. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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