A warrant is a legal document issued by a judge or other judicial officer (such as a magistrate) that authorizes a law enforcement officer to perform an act related to justice administrationâtypically to: 1  Search and seize a person's property. 2  Arrest someone. 3  Bring a person before the court.
incur. 1  to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious): to incur a huge number of debts. 2  to become liable or subject to through one's own action; bring or take upon oneself: to incur his displeasure.
Incumbency. Definition. the fact that being in office helps a person stay in office because of a variety of benefits (i.e. name recognition, access to free media, an inside track on fundraising, a district drawn to favor the incumbent, etc.) that go with the position. Term. Trustee.