search warrant

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search warrant

noun search warrants

  1. A court order in the form of a warrant, authorizing the search of a home and/or other privacy-protected place(s), notably to seek unlawful possessions, evidence etc. as part of a judicial inquiry Evidence found without a valid search warrant may be discarded by the courts as null and void

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noun court order authorising the search of a place

Españolorden de cateo, orden de registro
日本語捜索令状 sōsaku reijō
中文搜查證 /搜查证 sōucházhèng, 搜查令 sōuchálìng
Portuguêsmandado de busca
Françaismandat de perquisition
DeutschDurchsuchungsbefehl
Italianomandato di perquisizione
Русскийо́рдер на о́быск órder na óbysk

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@misc{search_warrant_2026,
  title = {search warrant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/search%20warrant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}