Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor Challenges Police Search Warrants
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is taking legal action. He was Prince Andrew before. Now he does not use that name.
The action is against the UK police. Police used search warrants before they arrested him. A search warrant lets police look inside a home.
Police searched his homes. This was linked to the Epstein case. Epstein was a man who did crimes against young people.
Andrew wants a court to quash the warrants. To quash means to say something is not valid anymore.
He says the police were wrong to search his homes. He wants the court to agree with him.
This story is about the law and about Andrew's past links to Epstein. Many people are watching this case closely.
Vocabulary15 words
- legal action
- using a court to solve a problem
- search warrant
- a paper that lets police search a place
- arrest
- when police stop and hold a person
- residence
- a place where someone lives
- quash
- to officially cancel something
- former
- someone's past title or job
- police
- people whose job is to keep order and catch criminals
- court
- a place where judges decide about laws
- case
- a problem that goes to a court or police
- link
- a connection between two things
- crime
- something bad that breaks the law
- valid
- correct and allowed by law
- title
- a special name showing rank, like 'Prince'
- homes
- places where people live
- watch
- to pay close attention to something
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1. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor 2. Quash the search warrants 3. True
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is taking _____ action.
He was Prince Andrew _____.
The action is against the UK _____.
Police used search _____ before they arrested him.
Police searched his _____.
This was linked to the _____ case.
Andrew wants a court to _____ the warrants.
He says the police were _____ to search his homes.
He wants the court to _____ with him.
Many people are _____ this case closely.
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