warrant in English: An official paper signed by a judge that lets the police search a place or arrest someone. (noun)

Translation

An official paper signed by a judge that lets the police search a place or arrest someone.

Word origin

From Old North French warant meaning a protector or a promise, from a Germanic root.

Gender

Pluralwarrants

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Without a warrant they may not come in.

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The judge's name is what makes the paper official.

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This means the police are allowed to take him in.

police

The official group of people whose job is to stop crime and keep people safe.

arrest

To take someone away and hold them, as the police do to a person they think has broken the law.

judge

A person who decides what is right and wrong in a court of law.

document

A paper or a computer file with important written information on it.

court

The place where a judge decides if someone has broken the law.

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