search warrant
noun
: a warrant authorizing a search (as of a house) for stolen goods or unlawful possessions
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Police gathered evidence through search warrants, text messages, and digital communications.
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Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2025
Police with a search warrant seized two rifles and found ammunition at Washington's home that matched ammunition at the mall, Spagnolo said.
—Arkansas Online, 29 May 2025
Perez tried to destroy evidence when officers served a search warrant at his home in January, the district attorney’s office said.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 29 May 2025
In the early hours of Saturday, while detectives waited for a search warrant to get into the apartment, a man arrived at the scene and entered the residence using a key.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 24 May 2025
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Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2025
Police with a search warrant seized two rifles and found ammunition at Washington's home that matched ammunition at the mall, Spagnolo said.
—Arkansas Online, 29 May 2025
Perez tried to destroy evidence when officers served a search warrant at his home in January, the district attorney’s office said.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 29 May 2025
In the early hours of Saturday, while detectives waited for a search warrant to get into the apartment, a man arrived at the scene and entered the residence using a key.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 24 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for search warrant
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“Search warrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/search%20warrant. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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