bench warrant

English

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.

Translations

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

• Irish: barántas binse m
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Further reading

• bench warrant on Wikipedia.Wikipedia