"wanted poster" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wanted posters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} wanted poster (plural wanted posters)
  1. A printed public announcement that the authorities want to apprehend a person for a crime; normally, a reward is offered. Wikipedia link: wanted poster Categories (topical): Law enforcement Translations (printed announcement): 通緝令 (Chinese Mandarin), 通缉令 (tōngjīlìng) (Chinese Mandarin), serĉafiŝo (Esperanto), etsintäkuulutus (Finnish), avis de recherche [masculine] (French), 指名手配 (shimei tehai) (Japanese), 지명수배 (jimyeongsubae) (alt: 指名手配) (Korean), list gońćzy [masculine] (Polish)

Inflected forms

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