search warrant
noun
: a warrant authorizing a search (as of a house) for stolen goods or unlawful possessions
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Investigators obtained a search warrant that led to the identification of evidence linking the man to the robbery, according to the release.
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Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2025
Judge Williams denied the defense’s request to stop the seizure of the brother’s cellphone, instead requiring prosecutors to use a filter team to shield confidential attorney-client information and justify keeping the search warrant sealed from the defense.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 8 Feb. 2025
Colbert was subsequently identified as a suspect and police obtained a search warrant of her home, Conley says.
—Liam Quinn, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025
In the search warrant scenario, the SRT demonstrated how officers would arrive in a BearCat vehicle and make their presence known at a location before shooting pepper balls at an entrance, instead of physically knocking on an entrance, to protect officers and civilians.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 7 Feb. 2025
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Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2025
Judge Williams denied the defense’s request to stop the seizure of the brother’s cellphone, instead requiring prosecutors to use a filter team to shield confidential attorney-client information and justify keeping the search warrant sealed from the defense.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 8 Feb. 2025
Colbert was subsequently identified as a suspect and police obtained a search warrant of her home, Conley says.
—Liam Quinn, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025
In the search warrant scenario, the SRT demonstrated how officers would arrive in a BearCat vehicle and make their presence known at a location before shooting pepper balls at an entrance, instead of physically knocking on an entrance, to protect officers and civilians.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Search warrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/search%20warrant. Accessed 17 Feb. 2025.
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