bench warrant
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8.1
- noun
- /bɛnʧ ˈwɔrənt/
- Formal
:
orden de arresto
- She was surprised to find out that a bench warrant had been issued against her for not completing her community service.
- issue bench warrant
- bench warrant for arrest
- outstanding bench warrant
Examples
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We have a bench warrant which requires you to appear in court to testify in the state's case against Clyde Hansen.
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I'm issuing a bench warrant for his arrest.
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I got a bench warrant for your arrest.
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But then she tried to get a bench warrant issued for my arrest.
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A bench warrant is hereby ordered by this court.
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If the parent fails to appear at the hearing, the clerk can issue a bench warrant for his arrest.
Academic text (2017) -
The guy, homeless, was arrested within half an hour and booked on an outstanding bench warrant for burglary.
Blog text (6) -
Vino looks as if he's relieved the bench warrant is not for him this time.
Blog text (20) -
The judge issued a bench warrant for his arrest due to his failure to appear in court.
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After missing his court date, a bench warrant was issued, requiring his immediate arrest.
Synonyms
702
4.6
An official paper that gives permission to do something, for example a court order
42
3.8
A paper from a judge that lets police take a person to a station and bring them to court
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'bench' (the panel of judges) with 'warrant' (an official legal order): it denotes a warrant issued by the bench/judge authorizing arrest. This is a straightforward, compositional legal noun-noun compound found cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should be able to infer the meaning.
Etymology
Bench warrant comes from the judge's bench and the word warrant, which means an 'official order'. Imagine a judge at the bench giving a paper that tells police 'to arrest' someone and 'bring them before the court', so bench warrant means that judge's order to have someone arrested.