bench warrant

American  

noun

Law.

1. a warrant issued or ordered by a judge or court for the apprehension of an offender.

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bench warrant British  

noun

1. a warrant issued by a judge or court directing that an offender be apprehended

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Etymology

Origin of bench warrant

First recorded in 1690–1700

Example Sentences

According to the release, a bench warrant was issued for Niebla-Osuna’s arrest.

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He was arrested on a bench warrant in the late morning, transferred between jails, then released just six hours later, Page Six reported.

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The panel said Monguia abused his authority in some cases — including in September 2023, when a woman voluntarily showed up for a bench warrant with her child.

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In April, Gaddis failed to appear in court for his scheduled trial and a judge issued a bench warrant for his arrest.

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On June 24, Huntington Park police arrested Fernando Diaz, 23, on a bench warrant then discovered items inside his vehicle that led them to believe he may have been impersonating a U.S.

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