"bench warrant" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bench warrants [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bench warrant (plural bench warrants)
  1. An arrest warrant issued by a court against a person guilty of some contempt or indicted for some crime, authorizing his or her arrest on sight. Translations (an arrest warrant issued by a court against a person guilty of some contempt or indicted for some crime, authorizing his or her arrest on sight): 拘票 (jūpiào) (Chinese Mandarin), barántas binse [masculine] (Irish)

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