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warrantless

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

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  • UK: /ˈwɒɹəntləs/
  • CMU ARPABET: W AO1 R AH0 N T L AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of a search, arrest, etc. executed without a warrant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: government, law, law-enforcement

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Synonym of unwarranted.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, rare

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unwarranted

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English warrant Proto-Indo-European *lewh1- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English warrantless From warrant + -less.