warranted (C1)
noun
Pronunciation: /ˈwɒrənt/
Definition
A legal document issued by a court or other authorized body that gives permission for law enforcement officers to search a person's property or arrest them.
Examples
The police presented a warrant before entering the building.
He was arrested on a warrant for his failure to appear in court.
A judge signed the warrant after reviewing the evidence.
How to Use warranted
- warrant for (prepositional phrase)
- A legal document authorizing a specific action related to a person or place. — "There is a warrant for his arrest for tax evasion."
- warrant of arrest (collocation)
- A formal document ordering the arrest of a person. — "The police are holding him on a warrant of arrest."
- warrant of search (collocation)
- A formal document authorizing a search of a specified location. — "They executed a warrant of search on the premises."
- warrant consideration (collocation)
- To be worthy of being considered. — "Your proposal warrants serious consideration."
- warrant investigation (collocation)
- To be worthy of being investigated. — "The suspicious circumstances warrant investigation."
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