Interpol

[in-ter-pohl]

noun

1. an official international agency that coordinates the police activities of more than 100 member nations: organized in 1923 with headquarters in Paris.

Interpol

/ ˈɪntəˌpɒl /

acronym

1. International Criminal Police Organization, an association of over 100 national police forces, devoted chiefly to fighting international crime

Word History and Origins

Origin of Interpol¹

Inter(national Criminal) Pol(ice Organization)

Example Sentences

They said a red notice had been issued against Mwesigwa by Interpol Uganda.

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Interpol issued a Red Corner notice against him and police in dozens of countries were looking for him.

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On Thursday morning, he was seen being escorted from the plane he arrived in by Moldovan police and Interpol officials.

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Valdecy Urquiza, secretary general of international policing agency Interpol which leads the campaign, said the latest identification would give "fresh hope to the families and friends of missing persons" and "new leads" to investigators.

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Israeli Simon Leviev was taken into custody at Interpol's request after arriving at Batumi airport in the country's south-west, Georgia's interior ministry said on Monday.

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