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Anticipatory warrant

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-000519

A search warrant issued by a magistrate based on an affidavit demonstrating probable cause that evidence of a crime will be at a specific location at some future time. The warrant becomes effective only upon the occurrence of a specified triggering event. These warrants are used to address situations where evidence is not yet present but is expected.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-000519
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "definition": "A search warrant issued by a magistrate based on an affidavit demonstrating probable cause that evidence of a crime will be at a specific location at some future time. The warrant becomes effective only upon the occurrence of a specified triggering event. These warrants are used to address situations where evidence is not yet present but is expected.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/anticipatory-warrant/"
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