bench warrant

1. 1.

   a warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to apprehend an offender and bring that person to court

   Synonymsarrest warrant

   Broaderwarrant

   Narrowerpickup

   law

Questions about bench warrant

What does bench warrant mean?

bench warrant means "a warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to apprehend an offender and bring that person to court".

What is another word for bench warrant?

Close synonyms include arrest warrant. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.