search warrant
noun
: a warrant authorizing a search (as of a house) for stolen goods or unlawful possessions
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Bui was arrested in January 2021 after investigators executed multiple search warrants and obtained surveillance video and other evidence that placed him and the two other suspects at or around the crime scene, per the affidavit.
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Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024
Earlier this year, police searched the home of another of Abdullah’s attorneys, Dermot Givens, while serving a search warrant.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
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Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024
Earlier this year, police searched the home of another of Abdullah’s attorneys, Dermot Givens, while serving a search warrant.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
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“Search warrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/search%20warrant. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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