BENCH WARRANT Definition & Meaning

bench warrant

noun

Law.

a warrant issued or ordered by a judge or court for the apprehension of an offender.

bench warrant

noun

a warrant issued by a judge or court directing that an offender be apprehended

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of bench warrant¹

First recorded in 1690–1700

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Joens pointed to several examples of clients who either forgot their court date or simply couldn’t make it downtown in the immediate aftermath of the fires, which led to bench warrants for their arrest.

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The following month, R.C. was driving in Lakewood with a woman he was seeing when a sheriff’s deputy pulled him over to arrest him on a bench warrant.

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A bench warrant was issued for Smith’s arrest, but he vanished.

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In February 2023, a judge issued a bench warrant for his arrest after he allegedly violated the terms of his release.

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After he failed to appear at a June 12 court hearing related to the Glendora arrest, court records show that a bench warrant was issued for his arrest.

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