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单词 no-knock
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no-knockadj.n.

Brit. /ˈnəʊnɒk/, U.S. /ˈnoʊˈnɑk/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: no adj., knock n.1
Etymology: < no adj. + knock n.1
U.S.
A. adj.
Designating or relating to a search or raid made by the police without permission or warning.
ΘΚΠ
society > law > law enforcement > investigation of crime > [adjective] > types of search
no-knock1964
black bag1966
stop and frisk1967
stop-and-search1974
1964 N.Y. Times 12 Feb. 41/3 The measures, submitted by Governor Rockefeller, are commonly called the ‘No-Knock’ and ‘Stop-and-Frisk’ bills.
1975 High Times Dec. 78/2 He also issued a strict set of search and arrest guidelines restricting ‘no-knock’ entry and use of weapons.
1994 Coloradoan (Fort Collins) 15 Jan. c1/3 Using a no-knock warrant, a six-man SWAT team led by Hubbard first used two ‘shot-locks’ to blow open the locks on the door.
B. n.
Legislation relating to no-knock searches, or the system permitted under this; (also) a no-knock raid.
ΚΠ
1970 N.Y. Times 24 May 66/1 Mayor Walter E. Washington spoke out against preventive detention and ‘no-knock’, as well as a provision that would take away the city's prison system and put it under the Justice Department.
1973 Houston 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.
1993 Coloradoan (Fort Collins) 5 Dec. b4/2 Hartley also accused police of going on ‘fishing expeditions’ in a third of the no-knocks, lacking adequate information about the cases.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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