Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
warrant of arrest — a warrant authorizing and commanding the arrest of a specific thing or person designated by name or by description a John Doe warrant of arrest … Useful english dictionary
warrant of arrest — order for arrest, order for imprisonment … English contemporary dictionary
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 — ar·rest 1 /ə rest/ n [Middle French arest, from arester to stop, seize, arrest, ultimately from Latin ad to, at + restare to stay]: the restraining and seizure of a person whether or not by physical force by someone acting under authority (as a… … Law dictionary
arrest warrant — see warrant Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. arrest warrant … 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 — 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 — 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
arrest — The taking, seizing or detaining of the person of another, accomplished by (1) touching or putting hands on the person to be detained; (2) or by any act that indicates an intention to take him into custody and that subjects him to the actual… … Ballentine's law dictionary
arrest without warrant — An arrest by a peace officer, or even by a private person in some instances, which is legal, notwithstanding the absence of a warrant of arrest, because of the existence of justification under the law, as where the officer has reasonable cause to … Ballentine's law dictionary
