warrantlessly

English

Etymology

From warrantless +‎ -ly.

Adverb

warrantlessly (not comparable)

  1. Without a warrant, especially a search warrant
    • 1976, Charles E. Moylan, The Right of the People to be Secure: An Examination of ...‎, page 279:
      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.
    • 2009, Steven Emanuel, Criminal Procedure‎, →ISBN, page 100:
      The car was driven to the station, where it was warrantlessly searched, and incriminating evidence found.
    • 2011, Thomas K. Clancy, Cyber Crime and Digital Evidence: Materials and Cases‎, →ISBN:
      Moreover, to the extent that the SCA purports to permit the government to obtain such emails warrantlessly, the SCA is unconstitutional.
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