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warrant

[wawr-uhnt, wor-] / ˈwɔr ənt, ˈwɒr- /




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The warrant allows FBI officers the discretion to search digital devices or seize and transport them as part of the investigation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

It says the government must get an order authorizing electronic surveillance through the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court under Title 1 or “a warrant issued pursuant to the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure by a court.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

However, police had nine months to execute the warrant.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

In 1607, a fugitive painter named Caravaggio arrived in Malta on the run from a murder warrant in Rome.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026

“It’s a warrant from the U.S. district attorney. We’re going to search the premises—it’s an order, see, an order.”

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson




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