search warrant
noun
: a warrant authorizing a search (as of a house) for stolen goods or unlawful possessions
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When served with a valid search warrant, Microsoft provided the recovery keys to investigators.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
The motion also seeks to unseal the affidavit in support of the FBI’s search warrant.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Following that purchase, Lower Burrell police and Westmoreland County detectives executed a search warrant and found several products that were Schedule I narcotics throughout the store.
—Patrick Damp, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
Since the Justice Department started to investigate Cherfilus-McCormick in 2024, Markus / Moss worked on her behalf after the government filed a search warrant application in Fort Lauderdale federal court.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2026
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
The motion also seeks to unseal the affidavit in support of the FBI’s search warrant.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Following that purchase, Lower Burrell police and Westmoreland County detectives executed a search warrant and found several products that were Schedule I narcotics throughout the store.
—Patrick Damp, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
Since the Justice Department started to investigate Cherfilus-McCormick in 2024, Markus / Moss worked on her behalf after the government filed a search warrant application in Fort Lauderdale federal court.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2026
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“Search warrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/search%20warrant. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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