no-knock
Americanadjective
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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.
Etymology
Origin of no-knock
An Americanism dating back to 1965–70
Example Sentences
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The package also includes tougher restrictions on the use by police of no-knock warrants.
From Washington Times • May 12, 2023
Officers from the PBI Squad had requested and obtained five search warrants with "no-knock" clauses, including one for Ms. Taylor, acting on what one would later call a "gut feeling."
From Salon • Feb. 28, 2023
He directed each federal law enforcement agency to restrict chokeholds and no-knock warrants, while ordering agencies to establish new use-of-force standards that aligned with an updated Justice Department policy.
From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2023
And it led Mayor Jacob Frey to sharply restrict no-knock warrants, requiring officers to knock and wait before entering, with limited exceptions.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 3, 2023
Limiting no-knock warrants wouldn’t have mattered in the Memphis case, but it could save others from the fate of Breonna Taylor, who was born the same day as Mr. Nichols: June 5, 1993.
From Washington Post • Feb. 1, 2023
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