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The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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. ...

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Even a policeman wouldn't dare poke about without a search warrant - and you're not a policeman. ▪ He's probably gone for a search warrant ... Jim Henderson in the Raven says he was watching people at the bar. ▪ Investigators ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
A search warrant is a court order that a magistrate , judge or Supreme Court official issues to authorize law enforcement officers to conduct a search of a person, location, or vehicle for evidence of a crime and to confiscate any evidence they find. In ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
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

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context legal English) 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