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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Search \Search\, n. [Cf. OF. cerche. See Search, v. t.]
The act of seeking or looking for something; quest; inquiry;
pursuit for finding something; examination.
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Thus the orb he roamed
With narrow search, and with inspection deep
Considered every creature. --Milton.
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Nor did my search of liberty begin
Till my black hairs were changed upon my chin.
--Dryden.
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Right of search (Mar. Law), the right of the lawfully
commissioned cruisers of belligerent nations to examine
and search private merchant vessels on the high seas, for
the enemy's property or for articles contraband of war.
Search warrant (Law), a warrant legally issued, authorizing
an examination or search of a house, or other place, for
goods stolen, secreted, or concealed.
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Syn: Scrutiny; examination; exploration; investigation;
research; inquiry; quest; pursuit.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Warrant \War"rant\, n. [OE. warant, OF. warant a warrant, a
defender, protector, F. garant, originally a p. pr. pf German
origin, fr. OHG. wer[=e]n to grant, warrant, G. gew["a]hren;
akin to OFries. wera. Cf. Guarantee.]
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1. That which warrants or authorizes; a commission giving
authority, or justifying the doing of anything; an act,
instrument, or obligation, by which one person authorizes
another to do something which he has not otherwise a right
to do; an act or instrument investing one with a right or
authority, and thus securing him from loss or damage;
commission; authority. Specifically:
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(a) A writing which authorizes a person to receive money
or other thing.
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(b) (Law) A precept issued by a magistrate authorizing an
officer to make an arrest, a seizure, or a search, or
do other acts incident to the administration of
justice.
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(c) (Mil. & Nav.) An official certificate of appointment
issued to an officer of lower rank than a commissioned
officer. See Warrant officer, below.
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2. That which vouches or insures for anything; guaranty;
security.
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I give thee warrant of thy place. --Shak.
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His worth is warrant for his welcome hither. --Shak.
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3. That which attests or proves; a voucher.
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4. Right; legality; allowance. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Bench warrant. (Law) See in the Vocabulary.
Dock warrant (Com.), a customhouse license or authority.
General warrant. (Law) See under General.
Land warrant. See under Land.
Search warrant. (Law) See under Search, n.
Warrant of attorney (Law), written authority given by one
person to another empowering him to transact business for
him; specifically, written authority given by a client to
his attorney to appear for him in court, and to suffer
judgment to pass against him by confession in favor of
some specified person. --Bouvier.
Warrant officer, a noncommissioned officer, as a sergeant,
corporal, bandmaster, etc., in the army, or a
quartermaster, gunner, boatswain, etc., in the navy.
Warrant to sue and defend.
(a) (O. Eng. Law) A special warrant from the crown,
authorizing a party to appoint an attorney to sue or
defend for him.
(b) A special authority given by a party to his attorney
to commence a suit, or to appear and defend a suit in
his behalf. This warrant is now disused. --Burrill.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Warrant \War"rant\, n. [OE. warant, OF. warant a warrant, a
defender, protector, F. garant, originally a p. pr. pf German
origin, fr. OHG. wer[=e]n to grant, warrant, G. gew["a]hren;
akin to OFries. wera. Cf. Guarantee.]
1. That which warrants or authorizes; a commission giving
authority, or justifying the doing of anything; an act,
instrument, or obligation, by which one person authorizes
another to do something which he has not otherwise a right
to do; an act or instrument investing one with a right or
authority, and thus securing him from loss or damage;
commission; authority. Specifically:
(a) A writing which authorizes a person to receive money
or other thing.
(b) (Law) A precept issued by a magistrate authorizing an
officer to make an arrest, a seizure, or a search, or
do other acts incident to the administration of
justice.
(c) (Mil. & Nav.) An official certificate of appointment
issued to an officer of lower rank than a commissioned
officer. See Warrant officer, below.
2. That which vouches or insures for anything; guaranty;
security.
I give thee warrant of thy place. --Shak.
His worth is warrant for his welcome hither. --Shak.
3. That which attests or proves; a voucher.
4. Right; legality; allowance. [Obs.] --Shak.
Bench warrant. (Law) See in the Vocabulary.
Dock warrant (Com.), a customhouse license or authority.
General warrant. (Law) See under General.
Land warrant. See under Land.
Search warrant. (Law) See under Search, n.
Warrant of attorney (Law), written authority given by one
person to another empowering him to transact business for
him; specifically, written authority given by a client to
his attorney to appear for him in court, and to suffer
judgment to pass against him by confession in favor of
some specified person. --Bouvier.
Warrant officer, a noncommissioned officer, as a sergeant,
corporal, bandmaster, etc., in the army, or a
quartermaster, gunner, boatswain, etc., in the navy.
Warrant to sue and defend.
(a) (O. Eng. Law) A special warrant from the crown,
authorizing a party to appoint an attorney to sue or
defend for him.
(b) A special authority given by a party to his attorney
to commence a suit, or to appear and defend a suit in
his behalf. This warrant is now disused. --Burrill.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Search \Search\, n. [Cf. OF. cerche. See Search, v. t.]
The act of seeking or looking for something; quest; inquiry;
pursuit for finding something; examination.
Thus the orb he roamed With narrow search, and with
inspection deep Considered every creature. --Milton.
Nor did my search of liberty begin Till my black hairs
were changed upon my chin. --Dryden.
Right of search (Mar. Law), the right of the lawfully
commissioned cruisers of belligerent nations to examine
and search private merchant vessels on the high seas, for
the enemy's property or for articles contraband of war.
Search warrant (Law), a warrant legally issued, authorizing
an examination or search of a house, or other place, for
goods stolen, secreted, or concealed.
Syn: Scrutiny; examination; exploration; investigation;
research; inquiry; quest; pursuit.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
search warrant
n : a warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to search
for objects or people involved in the commission of a
crime and to produce them in court; the warrant describes
the locations where the officials may search
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
search warrant
n.
(lb en legal) 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
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
search warrant
n.
(lb en legal) 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
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
search warrant
n.
(lb en legal) 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
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
search warrant
n.
(lb en legal) 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
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
search warrant
Englanti n.
(yhteys oikeustiede k=en aak=searchwarrant) kotietsintälupa,
etsintälupa
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
search warrant
Engelska n.
husrannsakningsorder
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
search warrant /sˈɜːtʃ wˈɒɹənt/
domovní prohlídka
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
search warrant /sˈɜːtʃ wˈɒɹənt/
Haussuchungsbefehl , Durchsuchungsbefehl
see: search warrants
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
search warrant /sˈɜːtʃ wˈɒɹənt/
kotietsintälupa
court order authorising the search of a place
From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]
search warrant /sˈɜːtʃ wˈɒɹənt/
1. तलाशी अधिपत्र
"Police can't search anyone's house without a search warrant."
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
search warrant /sˈɜːtʃ wˈɒɹənt/
házkutatási engedély
From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-ind ]
search warrant /sˈɜːtʃ wˈɒɹənt/
surat izin penggeledahan
court order authorising the search of a place
From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]
search warrant /sˈɜːtʃ wˈɒɹənt/
捜索令状
court order authorising the search of a place
From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
search warrant /sˈɜːtʃ wˈɒɹənt/
husrannsakningsorder
court order authorising the search of a place
From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) : [ bouvier ]
SEARCH WARRANT, crim. law, practice. A warrant (q.v.) requiring the officer
to whom it is addressed, to search a house or other place therein specified,
for property therein alleged to have been stolen; and if the same shall be
found upon such search, to bring the goods so found, together with the body
of the person occupying the same, who is named, before the justice or other
officer granting the warrant, or some other justice of the peace, or other
lawfully authorized officer. It should be given under the hand and seal of
the justice, and dated.
2. The constitution of the United States, amendments, art. 4, declares
that "the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers
and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be
violated; and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by
oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched,
and the person or things to be seized."
3. Lord Hale, 2 P. C. 149, 150, recommends great caution in granting
such warrants. 1. That they be, not granted without oath made before a
justice of a felony committed, and that the complainant has probable cause
to suspect they are in such a house or place, and his reasons for such
suspicion. 2. That such warrants express that the search shall be made in
day time. 3. That they ought to be directed to a constable or other proper
officer, and not to a private person. 4. A search warrant ought to command
the officer to bring the stolen goods and the person in whose custody they
are, before some justice of the peace. Vide 1 Chit. Cr. Law, 57, 64; 4 Inst.
176; Hawk. B. 2, c. 13, s. 17, n. 6; 11 St. Tr; 321; 2 Wils. 149, 291;
Burn's Just. h.t.; Williams' Just. h.t.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]
44 Moby Thesaurus words for "search warrant":
bench warrant, capias, caveat, death warrant, domiciliary visit,
dragnet, exploration, fieri facias, forage, frisk,
habere facias possessionem, house-search, hunt, hunting,
injunction, interdict, mandamus, mandate, mandatory injunction,
mittimus, nisi prius, notice, notification, perquisition, posse,
precept, probe, process, prohibitory injunction, quest, ransacking,
rummage, search, search party, search-and-destroy operation,
searching, stalk, stalking, still hunt, turning over, warrant,
warrant of arrest, warrant of attorney, writ
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