#warrant a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts
supertype: #judicial_writ__writ a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer
subtype: #search_warrant a warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to search for objects or people involved in the commission of a crime and to produce them in court; the warrant describes the locations where the officials may search
subtype: #bench_warrant__benchwarrant__arrest_warrant a warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to apprehend an offender and bring that person to court
subtype: #pickup.bench_warrant (informal) a warrant to take someone into custody; "put out a pickup on that man"
subtype: #death_warrant__deathwarrant a warrant to execute the death sentence
subtype: #lettre_de_cachet__cachet French history: the king could warrant imprisonment or death in a signed letter under his seal
subtype: #reprieve.warrant a warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence)
subtype: #commutation.warrant a warrant substituting a lesser punishment for a greater one
subtype: #pardon__amnesty a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense
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