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dragnet 1. a heavy or weighted net used to scour the bottom of a pond, river, etc., as when searching for something 2. any system of coordinated efforts by police forces to track down wanted persons Dragnet radio show in which justice is always served. [Radio: Buxton, 73] See : Crime Fighting How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Every time he did anything the terrorists in the vicinity were gathered in by the police dragnet, and many of them were executed. |
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