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Criminal Law: In gathering evidence, law enforcement may conduct a search of a person or premises to find tangible evidence of a crime and seize the evidence for presentation at trial. The Fourth and Fifteenth Amendment require that any such search and seizure must be reasonable. Law enforcement will usually require a warrant but may conduct limited searches, such as a pat … [Read more...] about SEARCH AND SEIZURE

Term used to describe when an event has been witnessed, signed and delivered to the other party; a done deal. … [Read more...] about SEALED AND DELIVERED

(A) A warrant signed by a judge ordering the owners of private property owners to allow police to enter and search for items named in the warrant. The warrant will not be issued unless the judge is convinced there is probable cause for the search, that the facts and reliable evidence indicates that it is more likely than not a crime has occurred and that the relevant items … [Read more...] about SEARCH WARRANT

A private bid that is sealed and not to be opened until a specified time, such as when all bids are in and then they are collectively compared to determine a high bidder. A bid made that is sealed and not to be opened until a later event, usually when all bids for a job or auction are in and then all bids can be viewed and the highest bid selected. A private bid to be revealed … [Read more...] about SEALED BID

Eng. law. An officer of the customs, whose duty it is to examine and search all ships outward bound, to ascertain whether they have any prohibited or uncustomed goods on board. … [Read more...] about SEARCHER