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Bench Warrant Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
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.
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.
| WordNet 2.0 |
bench warrant
Noun
1. a warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to apprehend an offender and bring that person to court
(synonym) arrest warrant
(hypernym) warrant
(hyponym) pickup
(classification) law, jurisprudence
Noun
1. a warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to apprehend an offender and bring that person to court
(synonym) arrest warrant
(hypernym) warrant
(hyponym) pickup
(classification) law, jurisprudence
| hEnglish - advanced version |
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
\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 Definition from Law Dictionaries & Glossaries
| The 'Lectric Law Library |
Bench Warrant
An order issued by a judge for the attachement or arrest of a person. The name of a process sometimes given to an attachment issued by order of a court, against an individual for some contempt, or for the purpose of arresting a person accused; the latter is seldom granted unless when a true bill has been found.
If a person fails to appear in court when she has been properly ordered to do so, the judge is authorized to issue a warrant (a court order authorizing a law enforcement officer to arrest someone) for her arrest. A warrant issued this way is called a bench warrant.
E.g. X has fallen behind on court-ordered child support and is served with an order to show cause why he should not be held in contempt of court for not complying. X failed to appear at the scheduled hearing; the judge may issue a bench warrant authorizing the police to arrest X and bring him before the judge to answer the charge of contempt.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
An order issued by a judge for the attachement or arrest of a person. The name of a process sometimes given to an attachment issued by order of a court, against an individual for some contempt, or for the purpose of arresting a person accused; the latter is seldom granted unless when a true bill has been found.
If a person fails to appear in court when she has been properly ordered to do so, the judge is authorized to issue a warrant (a court order authorizing a law enforcement officer to arrest someone) for her arrest. A warrant issued this way is called a bench warrant.
E.g. X has fallen behind on court-ordered child support and is served with an order to show cause why he should not be held in contempt of court for not complying. X failed to appear at the scheduled hearing; the judge may issue a bench warrant authorizing the police to arrest X and bring him before the judge to answer the charge of contempt.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
| Law Dictionary |
Bench warrant
A court order for the arrest of a person; commonly issued tocompel a person's attendance before the court to answer a charge of contempt orif a witness or a defendant fails to attend after a subpoena has been dulyserved.
A court order for the arrest of a person; commonly issued tocompel a person's attendance before the court to answer a charge of contempt orif a witness or a defendant fails to attend after a subpoena has been dulyserved.
| Divorcesource.com Dictionary |
BENCH WARRANT
an order issued by a court for the arrest of a person who has failed to appear in court as ordered. Can also be issued for a witness who has failed to appear in response to a subpoena.
an order issued by a court for the arrest of a person who has failed to appear in court as ordered. Can also be issued for a witness who has failed to appear in response to a subpoena.
| HMCS Legal Terms |
Bench warrant
A warrant issued by the judge for an absent defendant to be arrested and brought before a Court
A warrant issued by the judge for an absent defendant to be arrested and brought before a Court
Bench Warrant Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
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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