- blanket search warrant
- A single warrant which describes two or more separate premises to be searched. Williams v State, 95 Okla Crim 131, 240 P2d 1132, 31 ALR2d 851.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
blanket search warrant
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