search warrant
noun
: a warrant authorizing a search (as of a house) for stolen goods or unlawful possessions
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And a search of his backpack would typically be legal without a search warrant after his arrest.
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Michael Ruiz , Brendan McDonald, FOXNews.com, 17 Dec. 2025
Their arrests were made after authorities served a search warrant at a home in Laguna Hills.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
In a press conference Sunday evening before Nick's arrest, LAPD Deputy Chief Alan Hamilton revealed that the police needed to obtain a search warrant to enter the residence at that time and that the Los Angeles County Coroner would provide the official identification of the victims.
—Debbie Day, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Dec. 2025
Idaho State Police executed a search warrant two days later at Abrahamson’s Elmore County home and eventually turned the case over to IRS criminal investigators.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 15 Dec. 2025
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Michael Ruiz , Brendan McDonald, FOXNews.com, 17 Dec. 2025
Their arrests were made after authorities served a search warrant at a home in Laguna Hills.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
In a press conference Sunday evening before Nick's arrest, LAPD Deputy Chief Alan Hamilton revealed that the police needed to obtain a search warrant to enter the residence at that time and that the Los Angeles County Coroner would provide the official identification of the victims.
—Debbie Day, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Dec. 2025
Idaho State Police executed a search warrant two days later at Abrahamson’s Elmore County home and eventually turned the case over to IRS criminal investigators.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 15 Dec. 2025
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“Search warrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/search%20warrant. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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