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no-knock
U.S. Used attrib. (occas. absol.) of a search or raid by the police made without permission or warning.
1970Atlantic Monthly Oct. 57 John Mitchell puts on a happy face and suggests that the name of the ‘no-knock’ law be changed to something more felicitous, like ‘quick-entry’. 1971New Yorker 10 Apr. 30 The ‘no-knock’ and ‘preventive-detention’ provisions of the District of Columbia Crime Control Act have violated, respectively, the public's right to be secure against unreasonable searches and seizures and the traditional presumption of innocence. 1973Black Panther 8 Sept. 8/3 The California State Supreme Court last week refused to decide in favor of a no-knock rule. In a four to three decision the court held that a search warrant specifically providing that a police officer can enter a home without announcing himself cannot be issued. 1973Houston (Texas) Chron. Mag. People, Places, Pleasures 14 Oct. 4/6 Can't the people see the implications of a thing like ‘no knock’? It's a Gestapo tactic. |