A search warrant is a special document that gives the police permission to search a house or other building.
Officers armed with a search warrant entered the flat.
search warrant in British English
noun
a written order issued by a justice of the peace authorizing a constable or other officer to enter and search premises for stolen goods, drugs, etc
search warrant in American English
a legal document authorizing or directing an officer of the law to search a specified person, premises, dwelling, etc., as for stolen or contraband articles, items to be used in evidence, etc.
Examples of 'search warrant' in a sentence
search warrant
Last week police obtained search warrants to identify the anonymous account holder.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Investigators used search warrants to enter premises and interviewed employees about the allegations.
The Sun (2009)
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search warrant
British English: search warrant NOUN
A search warrant is a special document that gives the police permission to search a house or other building.
Officers armed with a search warrant entered the flat.