Search, n.  The act of seeking or looking for something; quest; inquiry; pursuit for finding something; examination.
 Thus the orb he roamed
 With narrow search, and with inspection deep
 Considered every creature.   --Milton.
 Nor did my search of liberty begin
 Till my black hairs were changed upon my chin.   --Dryden.
 Right of search Mar. Law, the right of the lawfully commissioned cruisers of belligerent nations to examine and search private merchant vessels on the high seas, for the enemy's property or for articles contraband of war.
 Search warrant Law, a warrant legally issued, authorizing an examination or search of a house, or other place, for goods stolen, secreted, or concealed.
 Syn: -- Scrutiny; examination; exploration; investigation; research; inquiry; quest; pursuit.

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 War·rant n.
 1. That which warrants or authorizes; a commission giving authority, or justifying the doing of anything; an act, instrument, or obligation, by which one person authorizes another to do something which he has not otherwise a right to do; an act or instrument investing one with a right or authority, and thus securing him from loss or damage; commission; authority.  Specifically: --
 (a) A writing which authorizes a person to receive money or other thing.
 (b) Law A precept issued by a magistrate authorizing an officer to make an arrest, a seizure, or a search, or do other acts incident to the administration of justice.
 (c) Mil. & Nav. An official certificate of appointment issued to an officer of lower rank than a commissioned officer.  See Warrant officer, below.
 2. That which vouches or insures for anything; guaranty; security.
    I give thee warrant of thy place.   --Shak.
    His worth is warrant for his welcome hither.   --Shak.
 3. That which attests or proves; a voucher.
 4. Right; legality; allowance.  [Obs.]
 Bench warrant. Law See in the Vocabulary.
 Dock warrant Com., a customhouse license or authority.
 General warrant. Law See under General.
 Land warrant. See under Land.
 Search warrant. Law See under Search, n.
 Warrant of attorney Law, written authority given by one person to another empowering him to transact business for him; specifically, written authority given by a client to his attorney to appear for him in court, and to suffer judgment to pass against him by confession in favor of some specified person. --Bouvier.
 Warrant officer, a noncommissioned officer, as a sergeant, corporal, bandmaster, etc., in the army, or a quartermaster, gunner, boatswain, etc., in the navy.
 Warrant to sue and defend. (a) O. Eng. Law A special warrant from the crown, authorizing a party to appoint an attorney to sue or defend for him. (b) A special authority given by a party to his attorney to commence a suit, or to appear and defend a suit in his behalf. This warrant is now disused.  --Burrill.


 search warrant
      n : a warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to search
          for objects or people involved in the commission of a
          crime and to produce them in court; the warrant describes
          the locations where the officials may search