"wanted list" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wanted lists [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} wanted list (plural wanted lists)
  1. A list of offenders who have not been caught and who the police or other law enforcement agency are looking for.
    Sense id: en-wanted_list-en-noun-en:list_of_offenders_as_fugitives Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45
  2. (figurative) The set of people or things that a person or organization would like to acquire. Tags: figuratively Synonyms: want list
    Sense id: en-wanted_list-en-noun-en:want_list_or_wish_list Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for wanted list meaning in English (1.7kB)

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