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warrantlessly

adv

Etymology

From warrantless + -ly.

  1. derived from warandir
  2. derived from warantir
  3. inherited from warrant
  4. derived from *warand✻
  5. derived from guarant
  6. derived from warant
  7. derived from warrant
  8. inherited from warant — “protector; guard, shield, protection”
  9. formed as warrantless — “warrant + -less”
  10. formed as warrantlessly — “warrantless + -ly”

Definitions

  1. Without a warrant, especially a search warrant

    • The prisoner complains that one private detective named Holmes, working with Inspector Lestrade of Scotland Yard, warrantlessly searched a hut and enclosed tunnel on property belonging to the late Henry Stapleton, et ux.
    • The car was driven to the station, where it was warrantlessly searched, and incriminating evidence found.
    • Moreover, to the extent that the SCA purports to permit the government to obtain such emails warrantlessly, the SCA is unconstitutional.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA