search warrant
noun
: a warrant authorizing a search (as of a house) for stolen goods or unlawful possessions
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After law enforcement executed a search warrant at his residence, Hull said that someone located the expandable baton still there.
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Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2026
Bianco obtained three search warrants and began seizing ballots in February, despite being ordered by Attorney General Rob Bonta to pause the investigation.
—James Ward, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Detectives later obtained a search warrant for the residence and found physical and forensic evidence that indicated foul play, the post says.
—Arkansas Online, 15 May 2026
The next day a search warrant was executed at Burke’s home.
—Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 May 2026
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Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2026
Bianco obtained three search warrants and began seizing ballots in February, despite being ordered by Attorney General Rob Bonta to pause the investigation.
—James Ward, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Detectives later obtained a search warrant for the residence and found physical and forensic evidence that indicated foul play, the post says.
—Arkansas Online, 15 May 2026
The next day a search warrant was executed at Burke’s home.
—Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 May 2026
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“Search warrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/search%20warrant. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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