WarrantWordNet Explorer
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(law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer
the collection of rules imposed by authority
a warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to search for objects or people involved in the commission of a crime and to produce them in court; the warrant describes the locations where the officials may search
a warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to apprehend an offender and bring that person to court
a warrant to execute the death sentence
a warrant formerly issued by a French king who could warrant imprisonment or death in a signed letter under his seal
a warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence)
a warrant substituting a lesser punishment for a greater one