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general warrant

general warrant noun: a warrant issued without naming any specific person, which can be issued to anyone suspected of an offence.

Noun

general warrant (plural general warrants)

  1. (historical) A warrant issued without naming any specific person, which can be issued to anyone suspected of an offence.
    • Wilkes himself was placed in the Tower, but in two appearances in Westminster Hall at the beginning of May he denounced general warrants as illegal […].2016, Peter Ackroyd, Revolution, Pan Macmillan, published 2017, page 200

Forms of general warrant

pluralgeneral warrants

Questions about general warrant

What does general warrant mean?
General warrant means a warrant issued without naming any specific person, which can be issued to anyone suspected of an offence.
What part of speech is general warrant?
General warrant is a noun.
What is the plural of general warrant?
The plural of general warrant is general warrants.

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