dawn raid
Early morning strike
A dawn raid is a surprise early-morning operation, typically by police or military forces striking when targets are likely asleep and vulnerable: Police conducted dawn raids across six addresses.
In finance, a dawn raid is a sudden attempt to acquire a large stake in a company by buying shares as soon as markets open, before the target can respond.
Act of obtaining something
- hostileAggressively unfriendly
- sharesUnits of company ownership
- stakeSharpened post or share
- buyoutPurchase of controlling interest
stock market · trading · investor · equity · securities · bid · corporate · merger
Violent offensive act
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- incursionHostile territorial penetration
- operationProcess of working
- tacticalStrategically planned
strike · breach · infiltration · commandos · special forces · surprise attack · blitz · covert
Seize by law
- warrantFormal authorization document
- searchAct of seeking
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- bustFailure or sculpture
seizure · suspects · investigation · officers · SWAT · entry · suspects · contraband
acquisition
Act of obtaining something
buyout · stock market · trading · investor · equity · securities · bid · corporate · merger · institutional
assault
Violent offensive act
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- incursionHostile territorial penetration
- operationProcess of working
tactical · strike · breach · infiltration · commandos · special forces · surprise attack · blitz · covert · stealth
arrest
Seize by law
- warrantFormal authorization document
- searchAct of seeking
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
bust · seizure · suspects · investigation · officers · SWAT · entry · suspects · contraband · evidence
- raidsforay, incursion, blitz, maraud, marauding
- air raidsair strike, bombing, bomb, bombs, bomber
- airstrikesairstrike, air strike, bombing run, bombing, dive bombing
- ambushambuscade, bushwhack, sneak attack, surprise attack, trap
- attacksattack, assault, strike, offensive, charge
- military attacksair strike, sneak attack, surprise attack, blitz, blitzkrieg
dawn raidsiege
Encirclement forcing surrender
blockade · war of attrition · diplomatic resolution · occupation · encirclement
dawn, raid, dawns, dawning, dawned, raids, raiding, raided, raider