search warrant
noun
: a warrant authorizing a search (as of a house) for stolen goods or unlawful possessions
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Once authorities obtained and executed a search warrant, the firearms were discovered in the freezer.
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Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 25 Apr. 2024
Homicide detectives then executed a search warrant at the home and found the child's body, a knife, knife handle and a bloody screwdriver on the dining room table, according to the document.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2024
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Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 25 Apr. 2024
Homicide detectives then executed a search warrant at the home and found the child's body, a knife, knife handle and a bloody screwdriver on the dining room table, according to the document.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2024
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“Search warrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/search%20warrant. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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