search warrant
noun
: a warrant authorizing a search (as of a house) for stolen goods or unlawful possessions
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Another former detective, Kelly Goodlett, pleaded guilty to federal conspiracy charges for helping to falsify the search warrant used to execute the raid and for trying to cover up what happened afterward.
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Russell Contreras, Axios, 2 Nov. 2024
The case caused an uproar and, in a federal lawsuit, Long and her daughter alleged deputies wrongfully took out a search warrant, seized Cedar, and turned the animal over to fair officials.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
Detectives also served a search warrant at their residence and collected multiple items of evidence to corroborate the incident.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 30 Oct. 2024
Hankison is charged with violating the civil rights of Taylor and three neighbors while serving a search warrant.
—Rachel Smith, The Courier-Journal, 30 Oct. 2024
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Russell Contreras, Axios, 2 Nov. 2024
The case caused an uproar and, in a federal lawsuit, Long and her daughter alleged deputies wrongfully took out a search warrant, seized Cedar, and turned the animal over to fair officials.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
Detectives also served a search warrant at their residence and collected multiple items of evidence to corroborate the incident.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 30 Oct. 2024
Hankison is charged with violating the civil rights of Taylor and three neighbors while serving a search warrant.
—Rachel Smith, The Courier-Journal, 30 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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