Phrase guide

arrest warrant

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An official document that authorizes law-enforcement officials to arrest a named person and to bring that individual before a court of law or other authority.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: law

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to apprehend an offender and bring that person to court

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bench warrant

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: warrant

Narrower terms: pickup

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

42 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: crida i cerca — document authorizing an arrest
  • Catalan: ordre d'arrest — document authorizing an arrest
  • Chinese Mandarin: 逮捕證 /逮捕证 (dàibǔzhèng) — document authorizing an arrest
  • Chinese Mandarin: 拘捕令 (jūbǔlìng) — document authorizing an arrest
  • Chinese Mandarin: 拘票 (jūpiào) — document authorizing an arrest
  • Chinese Mandarin: 逮捕令 (dàibǔlìng) — document authorizing an arrest
  • Czech: zatykač — document authorizing an arrest
  • Danish: arrestordre — document authorizing an arrest
  • Dutch: arrestatiebevel — document authorizing an arrest
  • Dutch: aanhoudingsbevel — document authorizing an arrest
  • Esperanto: arestordono — document authorizing an arrest
  • Finnish: pidätysmääräys — document authorizing an arrest
  • French: mandat d'arrêt — document authorizing an arrest
  • French: mandat d'arrestation — document authorizing an arrest
  • German: Haftbefehl — document authorizing an arrest
  • Greek: ένταλμα σύλληψης (éntalma sýllipsis) — document authorizing an arrest
  • Hawaiian: palapala hopu — document authorizing an arrest
  • Hungarian: letartóztatási parancs — document authorizing an arrest
  • Hungarian: elfogatóparancs — document authorizing an arrest
  • Italian: mandato di arresto — document authorizing an arrest
  • Japanese: 逮捕状 (taihojō) — document authorizing an arrest
  • Korean: 체포영장 (chepoyeongjang) — document authorizing an arrest
  • Latin: praemandata — document authorizing an arrest
  • Macedonian: налог за апсење (nalog za apsenje) — document authorizing an arrest
  • Malay: waran tangkap — document authorizing an arrest
  • Māori: wārati hopu — document authorizing an arrest
  • Polish: list gończy — document authorizing an arrest
  • Polish: nakaz aresztowania — document authorizing an arrest
  • Portuguese: mandado de prisão — document authorizing an arrest
  • Romanian: mandat de arestare — document authorizing an arrest
  • Russian: о́рдер на аре́ст (órder na arést) — document authorizing an arrest
  • Serbo-Croatian: nalog za uhićenje — document authorizing an arrest
  • Spanish: orden de arresto — document authorizing an arrest
  • Swedish: häktningsbeslut — document authorizing an arrest
  • Swedish: häktningsorder — document authorizing an arrest
  • Swedish: arresteringsorder — document authorizing an arrest
  • Tagalog: utos ng pagdakip — document authorizing an arrest
  • Tagalog: utos sa pagdakip — document authorizing an arrest
  • Tagalog: mandamiento de arresto — document authorizing an arrest
  • Thai: หมายจับ (mǎai-jàp) — document authorizing an arrest
  • Volapük: fanäbükamabüd — document authorizing an arrest
  • Volapük: büd ad fanäbükam — document authorizing an arrest