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bench warrants

bench warrants is the plural of bench warrant.

Meaning of bench warrant

Noun

bench warrant (plural bench warrants)

  1. An arrest warrant issued by a court against a person guilty of some contempt or indicted for some crime, authorizing his or her arrest on sight.
    • A bench warrant authorizing her immediate arrest was issued despite pleas by her counsel, Chokwe Lumumba, suggesting that she may have been detained by illness, unreliable transportation or other circumstances beyond her control.1982 April 17, Nancy Wechsler, “Activists Back in Jail for Refusing To Testify”, in Gay Community News, page 4

Questions about bench warrants

What is bench warrants the plural of?
Bench warrants is the plural of bench warrant.

Words near bench warrants in the dictionary

  1. bench trial
  2. bench trials
  3. bench warmer
  4. bench warmers
  5. bench warrant
  6. bench warrants
  7. bench-clearing brawl
  8. bench-hole
  9. bench-holes
  10. bench-press
  11. bench-pressed

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