Definition of bench warrant Bench warrant
bench war•rant
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What does bench warrant mean?
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| bench warrant - a warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to apprehend an offender and bring that person to court | ||
| arrest warrant | ||
| warrant a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts | ||
| jurisprudence, law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- 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.
