issue a warrant for arrest

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• arrest — arrestable, adj. arrestment, n. /euh rest /, v.t. 1. to seize (a person) by legal authority or warrant; take into custody: The police arrested the burglar. 2. to catch and hold; attract and fix; engage: The loud noise arrested our attention. 3.… …   Universalium

• warrant — war·rant 1 / wȯr ənt, wär / n [Anglo French warant garant protector, guarantor, authority, authorization, of Germanic origin] 1: warranty (2) an implied warrant of fitness 2: a commission or document giving authority to do something: as …   Law dictionary

• Arrest — For other uses, see Arrest (disambiguation). Lucy Parsons after her arrest for rioting during an unemployment protest at Hull House in Chicago, Illinois. 1915 …   Wikipedia

• warrant — verb In contracts, to engage or promise that a certain fact or state of facts, in relation to the subjectmatter, is, or shall be, as it is represented to be. In conveyancing, to assure the title to property sold, by an express covenant to that… …   Black's law dictionary

• Arrest warrant — An arrest warrant is a warrant issued by and on behalf of the state, which authorizes the arrest and detention of an individual. Contents 1 Canada 2 United Kingdom 2.1 England and Wales 2.2 …   Wikipedia

• warrant — I n. 1) to issue a warrant (the court issued a search warrant) 2) to swear out a warrant against smb. 3) to serve a warrant on (a warrant was served on her) 4) an arrest; bench; death; search warrant (to sign smb. s death warrant) (also fig.) 5)… …   Combinatory dictionary

• warrant — (1) An order drawn by a payor directing its treasurer to pay a specified amount to the person named or to the bearer. It may be payable upon demand, in which case it usually circulates in the same way as a bank check; or it may be payable only… …   Financial and business terms

• Warrant — A security entitling the holder to buy a proportionate amount of stock at some specified future date at a specified price, usually one higher than current market. This warrant is then traded as a security, the price of which reflects the value of …   Financial and business terms

• warrant — 01. The police had a [warrant] to search the apartment for illegal drugs. 02. I don t think accidentally breaking a window [warrants] such severe punishment. 03. The allegations against the mayor are not considered serious enough to [warrant] an… …   Grammatical examples in English

• warrant — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ arrest, death, search ▪ The king refused to sign the death warrant for his old friend. ▪ royal (BrE) ▪ outstanding …   Collocations dictionary

• Warrant (law) — For other uses, see Warrant. Most often, the term warrant refers to a specific type of authorization; a writ issued by a competent officer, usually a judge or magistrate, which permits an otherwise illegal act that would violate individual rights …   Wikipedia