arrest warrant

English Thesaurus

1. a warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to apprehend an offender and bring that person to court (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	warrant,
definition	:	a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	pickup,
definition	:	a warrant to take someone into custody (noun.communication)

domain category	:	jurisprudence, law,
definition	:	the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group)