search warrant

noun

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

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

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Meanings

nounsearch warrant (plural search warrants)

plural search warrants

  1. lawA 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

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

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 搜查證 /搜查证, 搜查令
  • 搜查證 /搜查证 (sōucházhèng)court order authorising the search of a place
  • 搜查令 (sōuchálìng)court order authorising the search of a place
Danish ransagningskendelse
  • ransagningskendelsecourt order authorising the search of a place
Dutch huiszoekingsbevel
  • huiszoekingsbevelcourt order authorising the search of a place
Finnish kotietsintälupa
  • kotietsintälupacourt order authorising the search of a place
French mandat de perquisition
  • mandat de perquisitioncourt order authorising the search of a place
German Durchsuchungsbefehl
  • Durchsuchungsbefehlcourt order authorising the search of a place
Hungarian házkutatási parancs
  • házkutatási parancscourt order authorising the search of a place
Indonesian surat izin penggeledahan
  • surat izin penggeledahancourt order authorising the search of a place
Italian mandato di perquisizione
  • mandato di perquisizionecourt order authorising the search of a place
Japanese 捜索令状
  • 捜索令状 (sōsaku reijō)court order authorising the search of a place
Malay waran geledah
  • waran geledahcourt order authorising the search of a place
Polish nakaz rewizji
  • nakaz rewizjicourt order authorising the search of a place
Portuguese mandado de busca
  • mandado de buscacourt order authorising the search of a place
Russian о́рдер на о́быск
  • о́рдер на о́быск (órder na óbysk)court order authorising the search of a place
Spanish orden de cateo, orden de registro
  • orden de cateocourt order authorising the search of a place
  • orden de registrocourt order authorising the search of a place
Swedish husrannsakningsorder
  • husrannsakningsordercourt order authorising the search of a place
Tagalog utos sa paghahalughog, kautusan sa paghahalughog
  • utos sa paghahalughogcourt order authorising the search of a place
  • kautusan sa paghahalughogcourt order authorising the search of a place
Thai หมายค้น
  • หมายค้น (mǎai-kón)court order authorising the search of a place
Turkish arama emri, arama kararı
  • arama emricourt order authorising the search of a place
  • arama kararıcourt order authorising the search of a place
Cite this entry
APA

search warrant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/search%20warrant

MLA

“search warrant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/search%20warrant. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “search warrant,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/search%20warrant.

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