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search warrant

noun [C]
 
 

Definition

an official document that gives police officers the authority to search a building for stolen property, illegal goods, or information that might help to solve a crimeOfficial documents
(Definition of search warrant noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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