warrant
- noun
- /ˈwɔːrənt/
- Formal
- I have a warrant for her arrest.
- a search warrant
- issue a warrant
- obtain a warrant
We ruled four to three that a warrant was required.
- We ruled four to three that a warrant was required.
- OK, so the FBI, they need a court order, a warrant to get that information.
- And so now they were going to issue there was a warrant for my arrest.
- They tweeted this out again, no warrant, no, no one charged with anything.
- They had a warrant and he didn't cooperate.
- We got so many brothers out here with warrants that we know have done bad things.
- I went, oh, OK, we've got a warrant to search your house.
- You now have these warrants out for your arrest.
- And so they said, well, let's just let the soldiers write their own warrants.
- Well, that night she was released from Cannero Police Station with this bail warrant.
- And he said, Oh well, well, good thing he's, he did take off 'cause he's got a warrant out for his arrest.
- The names on the warrant did not match the people who lived in the house.
- Almanzo, dude, yeah, I love it yeah was arrested Thursday on an unrelated warrant out of Texas.
- the US Marshals come into the hotel room and seize that stuff without a warrant.
- Ask for ask for a warrant, make sure it's all of that.
- And I was like, no, you got a warrant, my boys.
Examples
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In order for law enforcement to obtain a search warrant, it must have probable cause.
Academic text (2017) -
OK, so the FBI, they need a court order, a warrant to get that information.
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The names on the warrant did not match the people who lived in the house.
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We have a search warrant to search the house.
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-We have a warrant for your arrest.
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All right, listen, I need a search warrant at the Marlton property.
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39. An inspector, therefore, must obtain a warrant to conduct an administrative inspection.
Academic text (1990) -
A Swiss journalist narrowly escaped while a warrant for his arrest was being issued.
Academic text (1991) -
"Kay, Black Mountain's got a search warrant for Creed Lindsey's house and truck."
Fiction book (1994) -
The police obtained a warrant to enter the building and conduct a search.
Synonyms
An instruction from someone in power that must be followed
An official paper that lets someone do something
Official permission to enter a place or take an action
An official paper that tells a person or group to do something
An official instruction from a court telling someone to do or stop doing something
An official written order from a court or government that must be followed
A written document that gives official permission or instruction
Official permission from an authority to do something
A record issued by an authority that shows a legal agreement or gives a right
A document from a court that orders someone to do or stop something
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
An official paper that lets police search a place for evidence or people
- Formal
A paper from a judge that lets police take a person to a station and bring them to court
- Formal
An order from a judge that allows police to arrest someone and bring them to court
A military person who has rank from a written order and is above soldiers but below officers
- Specialized
A paper that lets you buy a company's shares at a fixed price before a date
- Specialized
A right to buy shares of a company at a fixed price often sold with bonds
- Specialized
A document that lets the person who has it buy company shares at a set price before a date
How Official
Surface Forms
Etymology
Warrant comes from an old French word meaning 'protector' and is related to the English word ward 'guard'. So a warrant is an official paper that gives permission or authority.