"all-points bulletin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: all-points bulletins [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=all-points bulletin}} all-points bulletin (plural all-points bulletins)
  1. (law enforcement) A broadcast issued from one law enforcement agency to another, typically containing information about a wanted suspect or a person of interest. Wikipedia link: All-points bulletin Categories (topical): Law enforcement Synonyms: APB, BOLO Translations (all-points bulletin): etsintäkuulutus (Finnish), avis de recherche [masculine] (French), list gończy (Polish), сигна́л всем поста́м (signál vsem postám) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-all-points_bulletin-en-noun-LDYzsnjh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: government, law-enforcement

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