bench warrant

n. A warrant issued by a judge or court ordering the apprehension of a person who has failed to appear in court as required.

bench warrant

n (Law) a warrant issued by a judge or court directing that an offender be apprehended

bench′ war`rant

n. a warrant issued or ordered by a judge or court for the apprehension of an offender. [1690–1700]

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bench warrant - a warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to apprehend an offender and bring that person to courtarrest warrantwarrant - a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified actspickup - a warrant to take someone into custody; "put out a pickup on that man"law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

bench warrant

Bench Warrant

A process that is initiated by the court pro se in order to attach or arrest a person. An order that a judge, or group of judges, issues directly to the police with the purpose of directing a person's arrest.

A bench warrant is used for attachment or arrest in a case of Contempt, which is the willful disregard or disobedience of an authority such as the court. A bench warrant is also issued when an indictment, which is a written accusation of a person's guilt for an act or omission, is handed down. A third instance where a bench warrant is issued is to obtain a witness who disobeys a subpoena, which is a command to appear at a specified time and place to present testimony upon a certain matter.

bench warrant

n. a warrant issued by a judge, often to command someone to appear before the judge, with a setting of an amount of bail to be posted. Often a bench warrant is used in lesser matters to encourage the party to appear in court. (See: warrant)

bench warrant

a WARRANT issued by a judge or court directing that an offender be apprehended.

BENCH WARRANT, crim. law. The name of a process sometimes given to an attachment issued by order of a criminal court, against an individual for some contempt, or for the purpose of arresting a person accused; the latter is seldom granted unless when a true bill has been found.

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noun a warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to apprehend an offender and bring that person to court

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