no-knock

[ noh-nok ]

adjective
  1. Law. relating to or denoting a policy that authorizes law-enforcement officers to enter premises unannounced and without identifying themselves: On the basis of an anonymous tip, the police had obtained a no-knock search warrant for drugs.

Origin of no-knock

1
An Americanism dating back to 1965–70

Words Nearby no-knock

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