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search warrant

NOUN
court order authorizing search
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK


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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

Some of the work led to Wednesday’s search warrant for the property in the 500 block of East Branch Street in Arroyo Grande.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

The state insurance department launched "Operation Bear Claw", executing a search warrant and finding a bear outfit in the suspects' home.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Detectives last September served a search warrant at the singer’s former home on Doheny Drive, north of Sunset Boulevard, seizing various items including electronics and computers, according to law enforcement sources.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

He had a search warrant for my office in town, where we were now headed after dropping off the two other policemen in a nearby area.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela