search warrant
noun
: a warrant authorizing a search (as of a house) for stolen goods or unlawful possessions
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Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2025
The Pettis County Sheriff’s Office deputies were attempting to serve a search warrant relating to a narcotics investigation at about 6 a.m. when a suspect shot two deputies, according to a news release from the Missouri State Highway Patrol Drug and Crime Control Division.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
Hippler also denied a request for a Franks hearing, which would have determined whether law enforcement intentionally or recklessly included a false statement in their original search warrant affidavit.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 1 May 2025
Later that day, investigators from the Eastern District Major Crime Squad conducted an initial walk through of the apartment after the search warrant was approved.
—Kellie Love, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2025
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Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2025
The Pettis County Sheriff’s Office deputies were attempting to serve a search warrant relating to a narcotics investigation at about 6 a.m. when a suspect shot two deputies, according to a news release from the Missouri State Highway Patrol Drug and Crime Control Division.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
Hippler also denied a request for a Franks hearing, which would have determined whether law enforcement intentionally or recklessly included a false statement in their original search warrant affidavit.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 1 May 2025
Later that day, investigators from the Eastern District Major Crime Squad conducted an initial walk through of the apartment after the search warrant was approved.
—Kellie Love, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Search warrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/search%20warrant. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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