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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Body camera footage, released by the city’s police, shows a key being quietly inserted into a lock during a no-knock search warrant operation.
From New York Times • Aug. 10, 2023
The package also includes tougher restrictions on the use by police of no-knock warrants.
From Washington Times • May 12, 2023
In 2020, amid monthslong nationwide racial justice protests, Louisville leaders agreed to pay Breonna Taylor’s family $12 million after police killed her while executing a no-knock warrant.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 1, 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
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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