search warrant
noun
: a warrant authorizing a search (as of a house) for stolen goods or unlawful possessions
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Simultaneously, investigators from the DA’s office were executing a search warrant at her home seeking additional electronic devices.
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Gregory Krieg, CNN, 27 Sep. 2024
Sheriff’s investigators served a search warrant at Bui’s home and found three firearms, including two .40-caliber Glock 22 handguns, authorities say.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
Law enforcement officials executed a search warrant at Clendaniel’s residence on Feb. 23, 2023, and ultimately recovered various firearms and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 25 Sep. 2024
Fort Bend County Judge KP George is believed to have coordinated with his former chief of staff, Taral Patel, in posting from fake social media accounts in 2022, a new search warrant alleges.
—Shafaq Patel, Axios, 24 Sep. 2024
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Gregory Krieg, CNN, 27 Sep. 2024
Sheriff’s investigators served a search warrant at Bui’s home and found three firearms, including two .40-caliber Glock 22 handguns, authorities say.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
Law enforcement officials executed a search warrant at Clendaniel’s residence on Feb. 23, 2023, and ultimately recovered various firearms and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 25 Sep. 2024
Fort Bend County Judge KP George is believed to have coordinated with his former chief of staff, Taral Patel, in posting from fake social media accounts in 2022, a new search warrant alleges.
—Shafaq Patel, Axios, 24 Sep. 2024
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“Search warrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/search%20warrant. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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