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An order from the court that directs the police to arrest the person identified in the warrant or authorizes them to search the place and area described “with particularity” in the warrant.
Warrant (Wikipedia)
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Warrant may refer to:
- Warrant (law), a form of specific authorization
- Arrest warrant, authorizing the arrest and detention of an individual
- Search warrant, a court order issued that authorizes law enforcement to conduct a search for evidence
- Warrant (philosophy), a proper justification for holding a belief
- Warrant (rhetoric), the assumption or principle that connects data to a claim
- Quo warranto, a writ requiring a person to show authority for exercising some right or power
Warrant (Wiktionary)
English
Etymology
The noun is derived from Middle English warant (“protector; guard, shield, protection”), from Anglo-Norman warrant, Old Northern French warant, warand
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