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Etymology

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pre- +‎ warrant

Adjective

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prewarrant (not comparable)

  1. Prior to a warrant.
    • 1987, United States. Supreme Court, United States Reports: Cases Adjudged in the Supreme Court..., page 827:
      The Court of Appeals agreed that suppression of the prewarrant evidence was the proper remedy for the first violation but prescribed no remedy for the second.