swear out a warrant
swear out a warrant
To file a judicial writ for some legal action to be taken, usually the arrest or detention of someone. The police swear out a warrant for the CFO's arrest after evidence of his embezzlement scheme emerged. The sheriff swear out warrants against the three men suspected of committing the bank robbery. The woman swore out a warrant to have her ex-husband arrested, claiming that he had violated the terms of his restraining order.
See also: out, swear, warrant
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- take out a warrant
- take a warrant out
- swear a warrant out
- sworn
- put a warrant out
- put a warrant out for (someone or something)
- put out a warrant
- put out a warrant for (someone or something)
- take a warrant out for (someone or something)
- swear a warrant out for (someone or something)