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search warrant

noun

Law.
  1. a court order authorizing the examination of a dwelling or other private premises by police officials, as for stolen goods.


search warrant

noun

  1. a written order issued by a justice of the peace authorizing a constable or other officer to enter and search premises for stolen goods, drugs, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of search warrant1

First recorded in 1730–40
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The investigation included surveillance, court-approved GPS tracking and search warrants at Castillo’s Huntington Park apartment and her parents’ home in South Gate.

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Riverside County sheriff’s investigators said they served “search warrants for Seiders’ residence, vehicle and cellphone.

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On Feb. 26, D.A. investigators executed search warrants as part of “Operation Dirty Pond,” a probe into the alleged misuse of taxpayer funds allocated for a $24-million aquatic center that hasn’t been built.

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The night of May 8, 2024, the Asylum Motorcycle Club held a party at the Escondite bar in downtown Los Angeles, according to a search warrant affidavit reviewed by The Times.

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Detectives executed a search warrant at the couple’s home in Lindsay, where they found narcotics and two other children, whose ages were not provided by the sheriff’s office.

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