search warrant
noun
: a warrant authorizing a search (as of a house) for stolen goods or unlawful possessions
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Additionally, a genealogy search warrant requires specific assertions in the affidavit of the law enforcement officer that all other reasonable investigative leads have been pursued and exhausted.
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For The Carroll County Times, Baltimore Sun, 23 June 2024
Three search warrants obtained by the Star-Telegram in March said investigators identified 13 people who had died since 2022 while at or immediately after leaving the group homes.
—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 June 2024
Police said officers acquired a search warrant and used a SWAT unit to arrest Gonzalez at his residence near 12th Avenue and Wyoming Street, less than a mile from where officers found Bernal's body.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 22 June 2024
After those incidents, police executing a search warrant found two guns at Rahimi's residence.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 21 June 2024
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For The Carroll County Times, Baltimore Sun, 23 June 2024
Three search warrants obtained by the Star-Telegram in March said investigators identified 13 people who had died since 2022 while at or immediately after leaving the group homes.
—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 June 2024
Police said officers acquired a search warrant and used a SWAT unit to arrest Gonzalez at his residence near 12th Avenue and Wyoming Street, less than a mile from where officers found Bernal's body.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 22 June 2024
After those incidents, police executing a search warrant found two guns at Rahimi's residence.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 21 June 2024
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“Search warrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/search%20warrant. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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