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General warrant

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(Law) a warrant, now illegal, to apprehend suspected persons, without naming individuals.
- Burrill.
(Law) See under General.

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The general warrant named a crime but no suspect, empowering the king's messengers, as the royal police were called, to round up anyone they pleased and seize anything that might be useful as evidence.
In praise of John Wilkes: how a filthy, philandering dead-beat helped ... by McCarthy, Daniel / Reason
While relatively brief, the language repudiates the concept of a general warrant, requiring the existence of probable cause and a particularized description of the things to seize and the place to search.
Protecting personal privacy: drawing the line between people and ... by Bulzomi, Michael J. / The FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin
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