search warrant
noun
: a warrant authorizing a search (as of a house) for stolen goods or unlawful possessions
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The deputy had a search warrant for Byrd’s cellphone in connection to a different case, though the affidavit does not provide further details on the case.
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Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 6 June 2026
In a Facebook post, SWPA Humane Law Enforcement said it was called, along with Angels of Mercy and the ANNA Shelter, to help execute the search warrant.
—Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 4 June 2026
Based on those preliminary results, the FBI obtained a search warrant for Hudson’s DNA.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
Policing in Louisville has been under a national microscope since March 2020, when plainclothes officers broke down the door of Breonna Taylor’s apartment serving a no-knock search warrant.
—Topher Sanders, ProPublica, 2 June 2026
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Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 6 June 2026
In a Facebook post, SWPA Humane Law Enforcement said it was called, along with Angels of Mercy and the ANNA Shelter, to help execute the search warrant.
—Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 4 June 2026
Based on those preliminary results, the FBI obtained a search warrant for Hudson’s DNA.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
Policing in Louisville has been under a national microscope since March 2020, when plainclothes officers broke down the door of Breonna Taylor’s apartment serving a no-knock search warrant.
—Topher Sanders, ProPublica, 2 June 2026
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“Search warrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/search%20warrant. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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