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detention warrant

detention warrant noun: a court order authorising the detention of a person following his arrest or pending any procedural activity (interrogation, examination, trial, etc.).

Noun

detention warrant (plural detention warrants)

  1. a court order authorising the detention of a person following his arrest or pending any procedural activity (interrogation, examination, trial, etc.).

Forms of detention warrant

pluraldetention warrants
alternative formwarrant of detention

Questions about detention warrant

What does detention warrant mean?
Detention warrant means a court order authorising the detention of a person following his arrest or pending any procedural activity (interrogation, examination, trial, etc.).
What part of speech is detention warrant?
Detention warrant is a noun.
What is the plural of detention warrant?
The plural of detention warrant is detention warrants.

Words near detention warrant in the dictionary

  1. detention officers
  2. detention pond
  3. detention ponds
  4. detention time
  5. detention times
  6. detention warrant
  7. detention warrants
  8. detentions
  9. detentive
  10. detents
  11. deter

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