search warrant
noun
: a warrant authorizing a search (as of a house) for stolen goods or unlawful possessions
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Within months, detectives narrowed in on a suspect, Phillip Mendoza, and obtained a search warrant for his cell phone location data from Sprint, according to court records.
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Todd Feathers, WIRED, 15 Oct. 2024
The second incident occurred in May 2017 while SWAT officers were conducting a search warrant for a barbershop on Dixie Highway.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 14 Oct. 2024
The rapper, who is from Compton and now lives in Santa Monica, was arrested at his LA-area home as police served a search warrant in January 2020.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
The new indictment includes additional allegations about how the former officers allegedly falsified the affidavit for the search warrant.
—CBS News, 1 Oct. 2024
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Todd Feathers, WIRED, 15 Oct. 2024
The second incident occurred in May 2017 while SWAT officers were conducting a search warrant for a barbershop on Dixie Highway.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 14 Oct. 2024
The rapper, who is from Compton and now lives in Santa Monica, was arrested at his LA-area home as police served a search warrant in January 2020.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
The new indictment includes additional allegations about how the former officers allegedly falsified the affidavit for the search warrant.
—CBS News, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Search warrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/search%20warrant. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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