Concept information
Preferred term
anticipatory warrant
Definition
- An anticipatory warrant is one that is issued contingent on the probable cause of a future event. Now recognized by the Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 41(a), such a warrant is most typically used in cases involving the actual delivery of illegal drugs or of child pornography, sometimes in connection with “sting” operations. [Source: Encyclopedia of the Fourth Amendment; Anticipatory Warrant]
Broader concept
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/anticipatory_warrant
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