noun phrase · formal
search warrant
UK/sɜːrtʃ ˈwɒr(ə)nt/US/sɜːrtʃ ˈwɔːrənt/SEARCH WAR·rant
Band 7+speakingtask2
a legal document authorising police to search premises or property
Examples
“Police obtained a search warrant before entering the house.”
“A valid search warrant must specify the place and items to be searched for.”
“Without a search warrant, any search could be deemed unlawful.”
Band 8 sentence
“Before any raid, investigators must obtain a search warrant to ensure their actions are legally sound.”
Collocations
- obtain a search warrant
- execute a search warrant
- issue a search warrant
Word family
search verbwarrant noun
Common mistakes
a warrant to search→a search warrant
searching warrant→search warrant
Say it for a higher band
5warrant→6a warrant to search→7+search warrant
Synonyms
warrant
Easily confused
warrant
“Officers executed an arrest warrant and then applied for a search warrant.”
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