search warrant
nounDefinition of search warrant
: a warrant authorizing a search (as of a house) for stolen goods or unlawful possessions
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On June 14, 2015, police served a search warrant on her Springfield, Missouri, home and found the ostensibly doting mother stabbed to death and Gypsy missing. — Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE.com, "Shocking Family Crimes: Chris Watts, the Menendez Brothers and More," 1 Sep. 2019 Police and fire officials declined on Friday to comment on the new information contained in the document and other search warrant applications. — Peter Hermann, Washington Post, "Dangerous conditions contributed to deaths of two inside rowhouse that burned, court documents say," 30 Aug. 2019 The officers served a search warrant on the dispensary about 9 a.m. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Chula Vista police close down illegal pot dispensary on Main Street," 23 Aug. 2019 Police were serving a search warrant for Worship's boyfriend, Mitchell Thurman, on drug and gun possession charges. — Erik Ortiz, NBC News, "12-year-old boy sitting on bed shot in knee during police raid, lawsuit says," 9 Aug. 2019 Police charged a Westminster man with possession of narcotics with the intent to distribute them after police allegedly found heroin capsules and cocaine in serving a search warrant on his residence. — Catalina Righter, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, "Westminster man charged with intent to distribute heroin allegedly concealed in litter box," 7 Aug. 2019 The Brewers presented Caroline with the jersey that hung in the team's clubhouse during spring training shortly after Rittner was shot and killed Feb. 6 while serving a search warrant on Milwaukee's south side. — Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Caroline Rittner, widow of fallen Milwaukee Police Officer Matthew Rittner, throws out first pitch at Monday's Brewers game," 15 July 2019 Howard Bowe, 34, died 11 days after the May 8, 2014 fatal raid when officers were serving a search warrant as part of a narcotics investigation but instead killed Bowe and his dog. — Meryl Kornfield, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Hallandale may settle wrongful death suit after fatal SWAT raid," 20 June 2018 The search warrant applications say the FBI linked references to secret documents in data requests filed by The Intercept to Albury's activity on the bureau's information systems. — CBS News, "Terry J. Albury, former FBI agent in Minneapolis, accused of leaking files to media," 29 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'search warrant.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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