warrantless search

English

Noun

warrantless search (plural warrantless searches)

  1. (US, law) A search of someone's body or property conducted by law enforcement personnel without the issuance of a search warrant.
    • 2023 July 24, Chris Eberhart, “NY police used AI to track drivers on highways as attorney questions legality”, in Fox News‎[1], archived from the original on 28 August 2023:
      "The breadth of this LPR system is spectacular and amounts to a warrantless search."
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