Meanings
nounwarrantless search (plural warrantless searches)
plural warrantless searches
- USlawA search of someone's body or property conducted by law enforcement personnel without the issuance of a search warrant.
"The breadth of this LPR system is spectacular and amounts to a warrantless search."
2023 July 24, Chris Eberhart, “NY police used AI to track drivers on highways as attorney questions legality”, in Fox News, archived from the original on 28 Aug 2023
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