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all-points bulletin

[ awl-points ]
/ ˈɔlˌpɔɪnts /

noun

a broadcast alert from one police station to all others in an area, state, etc., as with instructions to arrest a particular suspect or suspects. Abbreviation: APB

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British Dictionary definitions for all-points bulletin

all-points bulletin

noun

(in the US) an alert broadcast to all police officers within an area, instructing the arrest of a suspect
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012