Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bench warrant

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.01 in modern English

Syllables: bench war-rant
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Example Sentences

"A bench warrant authorizing her immediate arrest was issued despite pleas by her counsel, Chokwe Lumumba, suggesting that she may have been detained by illness, unreliable transportation or other circumstances beyond her control."

Inflected Forms

bench warrants (plural)

Synonyms

arrest warrant

Questions

What does bench warrant mean?: 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.

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