arrest warrant

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arrest warrant

noun arrest warrants · warrant of arrest

An official document that authorizes law-enforcement officials to arrest a named person and to bring that individual before a court of law or other authority.
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noun document authorizing an arrest

Español	orden de arresto
한국어	체포영장 chepoyeongjang
日本語	逮捕状 taihojō
中文	拘捕令 jūbǔlìng, 逮捕令 dàibǔlìng
Português	mandado de prisão
Français	mandat d'arrêt, mandat d'arrestation
Deutsch	Haftbefehl
Italiano	mandato di arresto
Ελληνικά	ένταλμα σύλληψης éntalma sýllipsis
Română	mandat de arestare
Русский	о́рдер на аре́ст órder na arést

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@misc{arrest_warrant_2026,
  title = {arrest warrant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/arrest%20warrant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}