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International Wanted Notice

International Wanted Notice

7.6
An official Interpol notice that asks countries to arrest and send back a person accused of a crime
  • noun
  • Formal
translation icon : Aviso Internacional de Búsqueda
  • Police issued an International Wanted Notice after the suspect fled abroad.

Examples

  • The fugitive was named in an International Wanted Notice circulated to all Interpol member countries.

  • Thanks to the International Wanted Notice, border authorities were able to detain the individual at the airport.

  • The police issued an International Wanted Notice for the suspect.

  • Did you see the International Wanted Notice on the news?

  • The police issued an International Wanted Notice for the suspect, seeking his arrest for serious crimes.

  • After the theft, Interpol released an International Wanted Notice to alert law enforcement agencies worldwide.

  • An International Wanted Notice was circulated to help track down the fugitive who fled the country.

Synonyms

Red Notice
vsInternational Wanted Notice
  • Formal
1 7.6

An official Interpol request to arrest and return a wanted person

is the same concept but named differently within Interpol usage
wanted notice
vsInternational Wanted Notice
  • Formal
5.8

A public message from the police asking people to help find a person for questioning or arrest

is issued internationally by Interpol focusing on arrest and extradition

Surface Forms

International Wanted Notice singular

Morphology

international + wanted + notice

The meaning is directly compositional: 'international' (across countries) + 'wanted' (sought for arrest) + 'notice' (announcement) yields an announcement that someone is sought internationally. This straightforward noun‑phrase pattern is cross‑linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words can readily infer the MWE's basic meaning (even if legal specifics like Interpol are more specialized).

Etymology

International Wanted Notice comes from the image of a 'wanted poster' shared around the world. Here, wanted means 'being looked for', notice is a public message, and international shows it is sent to many countries, so the phrase means an official message sent worldwide to help find and arrest someone.