Dragnet Synonyms

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Synonyms for Dragnet

apb
All-points bulletin: a general bulletin sent to law-enforcement agencies, as one describing a wanted person
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trawl
A net or dragnet used for trawling. [from the 16th c.]
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seine
A former department of France, the capital city of which was Paris.
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police sweep
A system for apprehending criminals or suspects
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network
A company that produces programs to be broadcast over such a network
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stakeout
The staking out of police, etc. in a surveillance of a location, suspected criminal, etc.
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roundup
The similar police activity of gathering together suspects to a crime.
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trawl net
A large tapered fishing net that is towed along the sea bottom or at a given depth below the surface.
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house-search
A thorough search of a home or other privately owned real estate as part of an official (notably judicial) investigation
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perquisition
A thorough inquiry or search.
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trammel
A kind of net for catching birds, fishes, or other prey.
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all-points-bulletin
(Law) A broadcast issued from one law enforcement agency to another, typically containing information about a wanted suspect or a person of interest. Commonly abbreviated as APB.
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Words Related to Dragnet

drag
A type of private stagecoach of the 19th cent., with seats inside and on top, drawn by four horses
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net
A net amount, profit, weight, price, result, etc.
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arrest
(Nautical) The judicial detention of a ship to secure a financial claim against its operators.
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hunt
A group of people who hunt together
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trap
Personal belongings or household goods.
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manhunt
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Dragnet Sentence Examples

  • The police campaign against it drew a dragnet through the UK anarchist community.

  • The case concerns a 2002 DNA dragnet initiated by police in Baton Rouge, Louisiana during a serial rape-murder investigation.

  • One attempt at calling a general strike was effectively suppressed by members of the SAW and ANC who had escaped the police dragnet.

  • However, this wasn't merely some Gunsmoke rip-off, anymore than Man From Uncle was close kin to Dragnet.

  • She stayed on the soap for two years, before going on to starring on the TV show L.A. Dragnet (2003), the film Snitch'd (2003), and the 2004 made-for-TV movie called The Dead Will Tell.

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