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A judge’s order to law enforcement officers to arrest and bring to jail a person charged with a crime, also called a warrant of arrest. The warrant is issued upon a sworn declaration by the district attorney, a police officer or an alleged victim that the accused person committed a crime
Arrest Warrant (Wiktionary)
English
Alternative forms
- warrant of arrest
Noun
arrest warrant (plural arrest warrants)
- (law) An official document that authorizes law-enforcement officials to arrest a named person
