arrest warrant

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Noun arrest warrant has 1 sense

bench warrant, arrest warrant - a warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to apprehend an offender and bring that person to court
--₁ is a kind of warrant
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Term: Arrest Warrant

Noun: An arrest warrant is a legal document issued by a court, authorizing the arrest and detention of an individual suspected of committing a crime.

Sample Sentence: The police obtained an arrest warrant for the suspect, allowing them to apprehend him.

Noun: In popular usage, an arrest warrant can refer to any legal document that orders the arrest of a person.

Sample Sentence: The bounty hunter had a stack of arrest warrants for various fugitives.

Verb: To arrest someone based on a warrant or to secure an arrest warrant for an individual.

Sample Sentence: The police will arrest the suspect as soon as they have the arrest warrant.

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