search warrant

/sɝːtʃ ˈwɔːrənt/· noun phrase

政治/外交/军事B2

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Chinese meaning

搜sōu查chá令lìng

法fǎ院yuàn批pī准zhǔn搜sōu查chá住zhù宅zhái等děng场chǎng所suǒ的de令lìng状zhuàng

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英yīng警jǐng方fāng针zhēn对duì前qián王wáng子zǐ安ān德dé鲁lǔ申shēn请qǐng的de搜sōu查chá令lìng,因yīn援yuán引yǐn法fǎ条tiáo错cuò误wù被bèi判pàn违wéi法fǎ

Example

British police acknowledged applying for the warrants under the wrong statutory provision, the judge said while stipulating that the misconduct investigation against the king's brother could continue.

法fǎ官guān表biǎo示shì,英yīng国guó警jǐng方fāng承chéng认rèn是shì依yī据jù错cuò误wù的de法fǎ律lǜ条tiáo款kuǎn申shēn请qǐng了le这zhè些xiē搜sōu查chá令lìng,但dàn同tóng时shí裁cái定dìng对duì这zhè位wèi国guó王wáng弟dì弟di的de不bù当dàng行xíng为wéi调diào查chá可kě以yǐ继jì续xù进jìn行xíng。

Source: The Washington Post · 8 Oct 2026

Background ✎

英yīng国guó法fǎ院yuàn裁cái定dìng,警jǐng方fāng此cǐ前qián针zhēn对duì前qián王wáng子zǐ安ān德dé鲁lǔ申shēn请qǐng的de搜sōu查chá令lìng不bù合hé法fǎ,警jǐng方fāng承chéng认rèn援yuán引yǐn了le错cuò误wù的de法fǎ律lǜ条tiáo款kuǎn。法fǎ官guān同tóng时shí裁cái定dìng,针zhēn对duì这zhè位wèi国guó王wáng弟dì弟di的de不bù当dàng行xíng为wéi调diào查chá可kě以yǐ继jì续xù进jìn行xíng。

Roots · etymology

warrant 源自古法语 warant,与 guarantee(担保)同源

  • search(搜查)+ warrant(令状、授权书),两个独立词复合

Collocations

  • apply for a search warrant / execute a search warrant / obtain a warrant

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