Warrant
A warrant was a legal document used by many civilizations when a criminal act was suspected of having been committed. A warrant could be issued by the legal authority of a government for the purposes of conducting investigations into criminal acts, or for the detention of an individual or group. 

One of the first people  processed into Sanctuary District A during the early 21st century was a woman who had an outstanding warrant outside for leaving her baby with the people she worked for. ()

In 2152, T'Pol, acting on a warrant issued by the Vulcan Ministry of Security, pursued and captured several fugitives, killing one in the process. ()

In 2270, Doctor Leonard McCoy was served a warrant by the Dramens on suspicion of having caused a deadly plague nineteen years previously. ()

By 2369, the Klaestron government had issued a warrant for the  symbiont for treason and murder. ()

In 2370, twelve outstanding arrest warrants for fraud and petty theft existed against Yranac in the Klingon Empire. ()

Upon being visited by Sakonna in that year, Quark first assumed that her presence was due to a warrant. According to Quark, the warrant was out of date and had been cleared up several months prior. ()

In 2371, Kai Winn Adami ordered the Bajoran civil police to issue a province-wide warrant for Major Kira Nerys and Shakaar Edon, following their refusal to give up stolen soil reclamators. ()

As of 2372, there were at least twelve outstanding warrants for Razka Karn's arrest on Cardassia Prime. ()

That same year, Joseph Sisko refused to undergo mandatory blood screening to prove that he was not a Changeling infiltrator. His son Captain Benjamin Sisko stated that he would obtain a warrant if necessary. ()

In 2374, a miserable Quark, thinking that his scheme to sell smuggled Denevan crystals was about to be thwarted by Odo, commented to Jake Sisko that the security chief would have a warrant for his arrest within twenty-five minutes. ()

Types of warrants
 Arrest warrant
 Death warrant

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Legal documents