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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.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of no-knock1

An Americanism dating back to 1965–70

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