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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>82898</law_id><section_number>16.1-85</section_number><catch_line>What term &amp;#8220;warrant&amp;#8221; to include</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="16.1">Courts Not of Record</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="6">Venue, Jurisdiction and Procedure in Civil Matters</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="3">Procedure in Civil Cases</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Whenever the word &#x201C;warrant&#x201D; is used in any section of the Code or act of assembly relating to civil proceedings, it shall, unless the context or use indicates a different meaning, be construed to mean &#x201C;warrant or <span class="dictionary">motion for judgment</span>.&#x201D;</p></section></text><history>1956, c. 555.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
