Warrant of Arrest - A writ by a magistrate, justice or other competent authority, to a sheriff or other officer, requiring him to arrest a person therein named and bring him before the magistrate of Court to answer to a specified charge.
Warrant of arrest ordered and signed by a judge (statewide warrant). Beneficiary Someone named to receive property or benefits in a will. In a trust, a person who is to receive benefits from the trust.
a judge's order to law enforcement officers to arrest and bring to jail a person charged with a crime, also called a warrant of arrest.
See also: Wrong, Warrant, Writ, Witness, Wife
 
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