Definitions

search warrant

NOUN

court order authorizing search

Synonyms

STRONGEST

summons

WEAK

discovery

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

Sheriff’s officials confirmed a search warrant is being served.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Federal agents seized a black 2022 Rolls-Royce Ghost, valued at more than $300,000, while serving a search warrant at Tangeman’s home.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

The plainclothesman in front of her flashed a badge, showed a search warrant, and brusquely asked Mary for permission to enter.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore