Arrest Warrant

Definition: Arrest Warrant

Arrest Warrant

Noun

1. A warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to apprehend an offender and bring that person to court.

Synonym: Arrest Warrant

Synonym: bench warrant (n). (additional references)

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Specialty Definition: Arrest warrant

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

An arrest warrant is a warrant issued by a judicial officer which authorizes the arrest and detention of an individual. Warrants are typically issued by courts but can also be issued by Congress and other political entities.

Conviction Rates of Arrestees

Within the United States approximately 50% of those arrested are eventually convicted, and 25% of those sentenced will spend a year or more in prison. (1)

References

1 -- Criminal Justice: A Brief Introduction by Frank Schmalleger (2002)

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Arrest warrant."

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Crosswords: Arrest Warrant

Specialty definitions using "arrest warrant": CHILD SUPPORT OFFICER. (references)

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Non-Fiction Usage: Arrest Warrant

Subject	Topic	Quote
Children	Guatemala	On December 12, 2000, the prosecutor requested that Judge Cecilia Isabel Paiz issue an arrest warrant for Barrientos on rape charges. (references)
Civil Liberties	Thailand	In December 1999, the police issued an arrest warrant for the author for defamation of character. (references)
Human Rights	Guatemala	It took 2 years before an arrest warrant was issued and served. (references)
Political Economy	Syria	The Government subsequently allowed him to travel overseas for medical treatment but issued an arrest warrant against him in September while he was still abroad. (references)
Worker Rights	Guatemala	One arrest warrant was issued against the Mayor of Tumbador, San Marcos Province, Fredy Radinel Vasquez Orozco. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Expression: Arrest Warrant

Expression using "arrest warrant": court proceedings for issue of arrest warrant. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Arrest Warrant

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
free arrest warrant search	26
florida arrest warrant	21
texas arrest warrant	20
outstanding arrest warrant	18
arrest warrant search	15
california arrest warrant	11
active arrest warrant	9
ohio arrest warrant	9
arizona arrest warrant	9
oklahoma arrest warrant	8
michigan arrest warrant	7
illinois arrest warrant	6
arrest warrant georgia	6
federal arrest warrant	6
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Arrest Warrant

Language		Translations for "arrest warrant"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Japanese Kanji		逮捕状 . (various references)

Japanese Katakana		たいほじょう. (various references)

Pig Latin		arrestay arrantway

Portuguese		ordem de prisão (bench warrant, committal, mittimus). (various references)

Swedish		häktningsförhandlingar (court proceedings for issue of arrest warrant). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Arrest Warrant

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-a-e-n-r-r-r-r-s-t-t-w"
	-3 letters: warranters.
	-4 letters: arrestant, narraters, warranter.
	-5 letters: narrater, narrates, tantaras, tarantas, tartanas, warrants.
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