> [!info] Personal working space > This is my personal working space. The final version of this page is at: > https://atharkhan.com/glossary/warrant/ A court command authorizing a specified law-enforcement action. Distinguish arrest, search, and bench warrants. ## Working notes A bench warrant can follow failure to attend a required hearing. FL-415 warns about returning for compliance after a contempt finding. A separate domestic-violence criminal case can also involve a warrant. > [!tip] Limits > A warrant is not a custody judgment and does not itself establish guilt. Identify the proceeding and what the order actually authorizes.