What is a warrant under general law?

A warrant is an order acting as a specific type of authorization, typically issued by a competent officer such as a judge or magistrate. It permits an act that would otherwise be illegal to enforce the law and aid investigations, while protecting the person executing it from damages. Common types of warrants issued by courts include search warrants, arrest warrants, and execution warrants.

What we know

• A warrant is generally an order that serves as a specific type of authorization. [1, 2]
• It is a writ issued by a competent officer like a judge or magistrate that permits an otherwise illegal act to enforce the law. [2]
• Warrants normally issued by a court include search warrants, arrest warrants, and execution warrants. [2]

Where to go next

• how it workedHow do search warrants operate in legal investigations?
• whoWhat role does a judge play in issuing legal writs?
• the bigger pictureWhat are international arrest warrants?
• what followedWhat protection do officers receive when executing a writ?
• compared withHow do arrest warrants differ from search warrants?
• an unexpected connectionHow do judicial arrest warrants extend to international leaders?Warrants normally handled by local court officers can scale up to international courts targeting sitting heads of state.

Sources

• [1]warrant (Wikidata Q2477326) · CC0 1.0
• [2]Warrant (law) · CC BY-SA 4.0
• [3]ICC arrest warrants for Russian leaders · CC BY-SA 4.0
• [4]ICC arrest warrants for Israeli leaders · CC BY-SA 4.0
• [5]Copyright law of the United Kingdom · CC BY-SA 4.0

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