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search warrant

NOUN
court order authorizing search
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK


Example Sentences

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The commission heard how both officials entered the premises of a logistics company in the east of Johannesburg without a search warrant.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

District Judge Jean-Paul Boulee declared on Wednesday that Fulton County did not sufficiently prove that the FBI acted with “callous disregard” when it secured a search warrant to execute its January raid.

From Slate • May 8, 2026

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Ian Parkinson, along with investigators and the experts, appeared at the home on Wednesday morning shortly after a detective served a search warrant to Susan Flores.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

“This activity is the result of a search warrant signed by a Superior Court judge. The Sheriff’s Office remains committed to bringing Kristin home to her family.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

“You don’t have to call the police, Ms. Peck. We’re already here. We still have a search warrant, and we’re executing it.”

From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson



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