adjective
- conducted without a warrant or legal authorization
Usage: legal
Examples
- The court ruled that the warrantless search violated the Fourth Amendment.
- Police conducted a warrantless arrest at the scene of the crime.
- The evidence was thrown out because it came from a warrantless wiretap.
- Civil rights groups protested the warrantless surveillance program.
- The lawyer argued that the warrantless seizure was unconstitutional.
- Warrantless searches are only permitted in emergency situations.