Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

warrantlessly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: war-rant-less-ly
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Without a warrant, especially a search warrant

Example Sentences

"The prisoner complains that one private detective named Holmes, working with Inspector Lestrade of Scotland Yard, warrantlessly searched a hut and enclosed tunnel on property belonging to the late Henry Stapleton, et ux."
"The car was driven to the station, where it was warrantlessly searched, and incriminating evidence found."
"Moreover, to the extent that the SCA purports to permit the government to obtain such emails warrantlessly, the SCA is unconstitutional."

Etymology

From warrantless + -ly.

Questions

What does warrantlessly mean?: Without a warrant, especially a search warrant
Where does warrantlessly come from?: From warrantless + -ly.

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