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
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The report noted that the department has made some improvements, such as banning chokeholds and no-knock warrants, training officers on the duty to intervene and sending mental health workers to some incidents.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 16, 2023
The House in 2021 passed the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, which would ban chokeholds, no-knock warrants and create a police misconduct database.
From Washington Times ● May 25, 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
After the murder of George Floyd in 2020 by Minneapolis police, Bass spearheaded a policing bill that bore his name and would have outlawed officer tactics such as chokeholds and no-knock raids.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 11, 2022
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