Bench warrant
A bench warrant is a variant of an
arrest warrant, which authorizes the immediate on-sight
arrest of the individual subject to the bench warrant. Typically, judges issue bench warrants for persons deemed to be in
contempt of court – possibly as a result of that person's failure to appear at the appointed time and date for a mandated court appearance. Bench warrants are issued in either
criminal or
civil court proceedings.
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bench warrant
BENCH WARRANT
MANDATO DI CATTURA
bench warrant
bench warrant
\bench" war`rant\ (&?;). (law) a process issued by a presiding judge or by a court against a person guilty of some contempt, or indicted for some crime; -- so called in distinction from a justice's warrant.
bench warrant
n : a warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to apprehend an offender and bring that person to court [syn: arrest warrant ]
Bench warrant
A process issued by a presiding judge or by a court against a person guilty of some contempt, or indicted for some crime; -- so called in distinction from a justice's warrant.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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