DRAGNET

Dragnet

Dragnet is a radio, television and motion picture series, enacting the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners. The show takes its name from the police term "dragnet", meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects.

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dragnet

Noun

  1. A net dragged across the bottom of a body of water.
  2. Heightened efforts by law-enforcement personnel to capture suspects.

Verb

  1. To make heightened efforts to catch a suspect.


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