Word
warrantless
无授权令的；无正当理由的
done without a legal warrant; unauthorized or unjustified
法律语境中常指无搜查令或逮捕令的，如 warrantless search
- 1.
Of a search, arrest, etc. executed without a warrant.
搜查、逮捕等未经授权令状而执行的。
搜查、逮捕等未经授权令状而执行的。；warrant的变形；无保证的；未经授权的；无法辩解的；不正当的
In use
The judge threw out the evidence because it came from a warrantless search of the suspect's phone.
The tenants complained that the warrantless inspection of the apartment violated their privacy.
A warrantless arrest is only permitted in certain emergency situations.
warrantless + noun
常见搭配包括 warrantless search（无证搜查）、warrantless arrest（无证逮捕），多用于法律语境。
The police conducted a warrantless search of the apartment.
警方对该公寓进行了无证搜查。
be + warrantless
表语用法强调行为缺乏法律授权，常见于正式法律论述。
The court found the seizure was warrantless and therefore unlawful.
法院认定这次扣押是无证扣押，因此不合法。
Common mistakes
The police searched his phone warrantless.The police searched his phone without a warrant.
warrantless 是形容词，只能修饰名词，不能作状语修饰动词；表示“没有搜查令地”要用介词短语 without a warrant。
The teacher's criticism was warrantless.The teacher's criticism was unwarranted.
warrantless 在现代英语中主要用于法律语境，表示“没有搜查/逮捕令的”；表示一般行为“没有正当理由的、不该有的”时应用 unwarranted。
Connections
Collocations
- warrantless search
- 无证搜查
- The court ruled that the warrantless search was unconstitutional.法院裁定这次无证搜查违宪。
- warrantless arrest
- 无证逮捕
- Warrantless arrests are permitted when an officer witnesses a crime.当警察目睹犯罪行为时，允许无证逮捕。
- warrantless surveillance
- 无授权令的监控
- The agency's warrantless surveillance program sparked a public debate.该机构的无授权令监控项目引发了公众辩论。
- warrantless entry
- 无证进入
- Emergency situations may justify a warrantless entry into a home.紧急情况可能证明无证进入住宅是正当的。
- warrantless wiretap
- 无证窃听
- The evidence from the warrantless wiretap was inadmissible in court.无证窃听获得的证据在法庭上不可采信。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把warrantless拆成warrant（搜查令）+less（没有），记成“没有搜查令就行动”，即无授权的、无正当理由的。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：court rulings、police reports、news articles warrantless 通常用于法律语境和新闻报道，指没有搜查令或逮捕令的情况下进行的行为，属于正式用语；日常口语中较少用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these words rhymes with 'warrantless' /ˈwɒrəntlɪs/. They all share the spelling ending -less, but the stressed vowel differs, so they are lookalikes, not rhymes. Also note the target's suffix is transcribed /lɪs/, while in these words it is usually /ləs/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.