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search warrant

NOUN
court order authorizing search
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK


Example Sentences

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Officers then secured a search warrant and conducted a flight over the area.

From Los Angeles Times

Meanwhile Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara told the BBC that state officers were blocked from accessing the scene of the shooting by federal agents, despite securing a search warrant.

From BBC

Minnesota officials have publicly questioned the federal narrative, and state investigators say federal agents initially denied them access to the scene, even after a search warrant was issued.

From Salon

Secret Service agents, who secured a search warrant, reviewed Aguayo’s phone and a shared laptop and found four Instagram accounts.

From Los Angeles Times

The journalist, Hannah Natanson, was in her Virginia home when the FBI executed the search warrant seizing her phone, personal and Washington Post laptops and a smart watch.

From Salon