collocation · formal
obtain a warrant
UK/əbˈteɪn ə ˈwɒrənt/US/əbˈteɪn ə ˈwɔːrənt/ob·TAIN A WAR·rant
to get an official court order allowing police to search or arrest
Examples
“Officers must obtain a warrant before searching private property.”
“The detective went to court to obtain a warrant.”
“They were unable to obtain a warrant without sufficient evidence.”
Band 8 sentence
“Before conducting the operation, detectives obtained a warrant from the magistrate to ensure the search was lawful.”
Collocations
- obtain a search warrant
- obtain an arrest warrant
Word family
Common mistakes
obtain warrant from court→obtain a warrant from the court
get warrant→get a warrant / obtain a warrant
Say it for a higher band
5get a warrant→6apply for a warrant→7+obtain a warrant
Synonyms
get a warrant
Easily confused
search warrant
“The officers obtained a search warrant before entering the property.”
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