"NFA" meaning in English

See NFA in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} NFA (not comparable)
  1. (journalism) Initialism of not for attribution; indicating that a source must not be named. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable Alternative form of: not for attribution (extra: indicating that a source must not be named) Categories (topical): Mass media
    Sense id: en-NFA-en-adj-o5xtyK0C Topics: journalism, media

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} NFA
  1. (Philippines) Initialism of National Food Authority. Tags: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: National Food Authority
    Sense id: en-NFA-en-name-rGL-6hgJ Categories (other): Philippine English
  2. (Uganda) Initialism of National Forestry Authority. Tags: Uganda, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: National Forestry Authority
    Sense id: en-NFA-en-name-WafNjzpE Categories (other): Ugandan English

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} NFA (uncountable)
  1. Initialism of no fixed abode. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: no fixed abode
    Sense id: en-NFA-en-noun-gsUbKOkW
  2. (military) Initialism of non-forecast airlift. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: non-forecast airlift Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-NFA-en-noun-gzL1AjjV Topics: government, military, politics, war
  3. Initialism of nondeterministic finite-state automaton. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: nondeterministic finite-state automaton
    Sense id: en-NFA-en-noun-itQsrXXC

Phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} NFA
  1. (law enforcement, criminal law, UK, Malaysia) Initialism of no further action; a potential outcome for a suspect from a police investigation. Tags: Malaysia, UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: no further action (extra: a potential outcome for a suspect from a police investigation) Categories (topical): Criminal law, Law enforcement
    Sense id: en-NFA-en-phrase-ko9ahezP Categories (other): British English, Malaysian English Topics: government, law-enforcement

Verb

Forms: NFAs [present, singular, third-person], NFAing [participle, present], NFA'ing [participle, present], NFAd [participle, past], NFAd [past], NFA'd [participle, past], NFA'd [past], NFAed [participle, past], NFAed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|NFA<NFAs,NFAing:NFA'ing,NFAd:NFA'd:NFAed>}} NFA (third-person singular simple present NFAs, present participle NFAing or NFA'ing, simple past and past participle NFAd or NFA'd or NFAed)
  1. (law enforcement slang, UK) To formally end the police investigation of a suspect with no further action. Tags: UK, slang Categories (topical): Law enforcement
    Sense id: en-NFA-en-verb-bSyULrkM Categories (other): British English Topics: government, law-enforcement

Inflected forms

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      "form": "NFAs",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "NFAing",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "NFA'ing",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "NFAd",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "NFAd",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "NFA'd",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "NFA'd",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "NFAed",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "NFAed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "NFA<NFAs,NFAing:NFA'ing,NFAd:NFA'd:NFAed>"
      },
      "expansion": "NFA (third-person singular simple present NFAs, present participle NFAing or NFA'ing, simple past and past participle NFAd or NFA'd or NFAed)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "British English",
        "English slang",
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "en:Law enforcement"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "After that interview, I think we can NFA him.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To formally end the police investigation of a suspect with no further action."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "law enforcement",
          "law enforcement"
        ],
        [
          "end",
          "end"
        ],
        [
          "police",
          "police"
        ],
        [
          "investigation",
          "investigation"
        ],
        [
          "suspect",
          "suspect"
        ],
        [
          "no further action",
          "no further action"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(law enforcement slang, UK) To formally end the police investigation of a suspect with no further action."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "slang"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "law-enforcement"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "NFA"
}

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