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search warrant

NOUN
court order authorizing search
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK


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Police ended the pursuit before being able to stop the minor, but prosecutors said authorities later identified the 17-year-old as the rider and served the family a search warrant.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Agents from Homeland Security Investigations executed a search warrant authorized by a federal judge, according to the Associated Press and The Washington Post.

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026

But the investigation continues, and the Los Angeles Police Department in August sought a search warrant to go through her phone.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

Rodger said a second incident involving Doherty on 6 March 2024, saw her access details about a search warrant being executed and pass on details about it to the same man as before.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

It's when she says that the social worker could be back in an hour with a search warrant to tear the house apart.

From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements


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