What (who) is dragnet - definition
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Dragnet (disambiguation); DRAGNET; Dragnet (film)
dragnet
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1. a net drawn through water or across ground to trap fish or game.
2. a systematic search for criminals or criminal activity.
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A dragnet is a method used by police to catch suspected criminals. A large number of police officers search a specific area, in the hope that they will eventually find the person they are looking for.
...a massive police dragnet for two suspected terrorists.
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Dragnet
Dragnet may refer to:
- Dragnet, a fishing net used in seine fishing
- Dragnet (policing), a coordinated search, named for the fishing net
Pronunciation examples for dragnet
1. the information dragnet, and new social norms.
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2. Because we all grew up watching Dragnet.
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3. There is another aspect of the information dragnet
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4. But there is this information dragnet out there.
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5. Now the third area, I'm calling the information dragnet.
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Examples of use of dragnet
1. Protesters and passersby alike were caught up in the dragnet.
2. "The bill allows the warrantless and dragnet surveillance of Americans‘ international telephone and e–mail communications.
3. The arrests came 24 hours after a first dragnet resulted in 207 arrests.
4. He was tracked down 48 hours later after police threw a dragnet around the city.
5. Police and prison officers have thrown out a region–wide dragnet to nab Valery Voblikov.