arrest warrant

arrest warrant
arrest warrant see warrant

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

arrest warrant
A document issued by a judge or magistrate that authorizes the police to arrest someone. Warrants are issued when law enforcement personnel present evidence to judges or magistrates that convince themthat it is reasonably likely that a crime has taken place and that the person to be named in the warrant is criminally responsible for that crime.
Category: Criminal Law
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Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.


arrest warrant
A written order issued by authority of the state and commanding the seizure of the person named.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


arrest warrant
A written order issued by authority of the state and commanding the seizure of the person named.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

arrest warrant
n.
   a judge's order to law enforcement officers to arrest and bring to jail a person charged with a crime, also called a warrant of arrest. The warrant is issued upon a sworn declaration by the district attorney, a police officer or an alleged victim that the accused person committed a crime.
   See also: warrant

Law dictionary. . 2013.

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