bench warrant
nounDefinition of bench warrant
: a warrant issued by a presiding judge or by a court against a person guilty of contempt or indicted for a crime
Examples of bench warrant in a Sentence
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Male, 23, arrested on suspicion of a felony bench warrant, 200 block 11th Street. — Ramona Sentinel, "Sheriff’s Reports: Aug. 19-25," 27 Aug. 2019 Police discovered the women had outstanding bench warrants and arrested them. — Ben Tobin, The Courier-Journal, "16-day-old baby found on car floor covered in ants, Laurel County police say," 19 Aug. 2019 Had the man not shown up, a judge would have issued a bench warrant for failing to appear in court. — oregonlive.com, "How Portland protester ‘John Doe’ walked out of jail after his arrest," 20 Aug. 2019 Male, 19, arrested on suspicion of a misdemeanor bench warrant, 700 block Main Street. — Ramona Sentinel, "Sheriff’s Reports: Aug. 11-17," 20 Aug. 2019 Court records obtained by KQRE show that Jones failed to show up to a bond arraignment for the battery charge in June, after which a bench warrant was issued. — Alaa Abdeldaiem, SI.com, "Report: UFC's Jon Jones Charged With Battery for Strip Club Incident," 22 July 2019 Two bench warrants were issued for him, one in October 2009 and another in November 2010, for failing to comply with the program, court records show. — Maya Laustaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, "Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s son was hired to be a deputy seven months after his father took office," 19 July 2019 Then a few weeks later, the court in Washington issued a bench warrant calling for his arrest if he was found in the state. — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, "He Makes Suits for Sports Stars. He Is Also a Fugitive.," 14 Mar. 2019 Wednesday, June 5 Male, 32, arrested on suspicion of a felony bench warrant, 3300 block state Route 67. — Ramona Sentinel, "Sheriff’s Reports: June 1 to 9," 11 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bench warrant.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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