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search warrant

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A court order in the form of a warrant, authorizing the search of a home and/or other privacy-protected place(s), notably to seek unlawful possessions, evidence etc. as part of a judicial inquiry

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: law

Examples

  • Evidence found without a valid search warrant may be discarded by the courts as null and void

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: warrant

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 搜查證 /搜查证 (sōucházhèng) — court order authorising the search of a place
  • Chinese Mandarin: 搜查令 (sōuchálìng) — court order authorising the search of a place
  • Danish: ransagningskendelse — court order authorising the search of a place
  • Dutch: huiszoekingsbevel — court order authorising the search of a place
  • Finnish: kotietsintälupa — court order authorising the search of a place
  • French: mandat de perquisition — court order authorising the search of a place
  • German: Durchsuchungsbefehl — court order authorising the search of a place
  • Hungarian: házkutatási parancs — court order authorising the search of a place
  • Indonesian: surat izin penggeledahan — court order authorising the search of a place
  • Italian: mandato di perquisizione — court order authorising the search of a place
  • Japanese: 捜索令状 (sōsaku reijō) — court order authorising the search of a place
  • Malay: waran geledah — court order authorising the search of a place
  • Polish: nakaz rewizji — court order authorising the search of a place
  • Portuguese: mandado de busca — court order authorising the search of a place
  • Russian: о́рдер на о́быск (órder na óbysk) — court order authorising the search of a place
  • Serbo-Croatian: nalog za pretres prostora — court order authorising the search of a place
  • Spanish: orden de cateo — court order authorising the search of a place
  • Spanish: orden de registro — court order authorising the search of a place
  • Swedish: husrannsakningsorder — court order authorising the search of a place
  • Tagalog: utos sa paghahalughog — court order authorising the search of a place
  • Tagalog: kautusan sa paghahalughog — court order authorising the search of a place
  • Thai: หมายค้น (mǎai-kón) — court order authorising the search of a place
  • Turkish: arama emri — court order authorising the search of a place
  • Turkish: arama kararı — court order authorising the search of a place