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Meanings of police dragnet in English

System of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects.

        Usage of police dragnet in English
        1
        Interior Minister Christophe Castaner said the shooter had evaded a police dragnet and was on the run, raising concerns of a follow-up attack.
        Reuters
        2
        Every time he did anything the terrorists in the vicinity were gathered in by the police dragnet, and many of them were executed.
        The Strength of the Strong
        3
        Ankara - Turkey yesterday did battle with Islamic activists of all shades in courts, jails and police dragnets for radical guerrillas blamed for grisly murders.
        The Irish Times