no-knock
Without warning beforehand
No-knock describes a type of search warrant or police raid that authorizes officers to enter a property without first announcing their presence or purpose.
Standard procedure requires police to knock and identify themselves before forcing entry; a no-knock warrant waives this requirement when authorities believe evidence might be destroyed or officers endangered.
The no-knock raid went wrong when police entered the wrong apartment.
Breaking of agreement
- doorHinged room barrier
- unannouncedWithout prior notice
- thresholdPoint of beginning
- residencePlace one inhabits
home · dwelling · apartment · house · doorframe · battering ram · forced · intrusion
Act of seeking
- seizureForcible taking or convulsion
- judicialOf courts and judges
- authorizationFormal permission granted
- probable causeLegal threshold for searches
affidavit · magistrate · judge · Fourth Amendment · constitutional · legal · evidence · narcotics
Strategically planned
- teamOrganized cooperative unit
- paramilitaryUnofficial armed organization
- armorProtective combat covering
- weaponsTools for fighting
raid · operation · perimeter · surveillance · stakeout · informant · intelligence · undercover
Death caused by another's fault
- reformImprove by correcting faults
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- banOfficial restriction on something
- moratoriumTemporary prohibition or delay
civil rights · ACLU · accountability · excessive force · mistake · wrong address · innocent · victim
Exposure to harm
- safetyFreedom from harm
- violenceHarmful physical force
- confrontationDirect hostile encounter
- homeownerProperty title holder
self-defense · gunfire · officer-involved · fatal · injury · escalation · confusion · misidentification
breach
Breaking of agreement
- doorHinged room barrier
- unannouncedWithout prior notice
- thresholdPoint of beginning
residence · home · dwelling · apartment · house · doorframe · battering ram · forced · intrusion · dynamic entry
search
Act of seeking
- seizureForcible taking or convulsion
- judicialOf courts and judges
- authorizationFormal permission granted
probable cause · affidavit · magistrate · judge · Fourth Amendment · constitutional · legal · evidence · narcotics · drugs
tactical
Strategically planned
- teamOrganized cooperative unit
- paramilitaryUnofficial armed organization
- armorProtective combat covering
weapons · raid · operation · perimeter · surveillance · stakeout · informant · intelligence · undercover · siege
wrongful death
Death caused by another's fault
- reformImprove by correcting faults
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- banOfficial restriction on something
moratorium · civil rights · ACLU · accountability · excessive force · mistake · wrong address · innocent · victim · shooting
danger
Exposure to harm
- safetyFreedom from harm
- violenceHarmful physical force
- confrontationDirect hostile encounter
homeowner · self-defense · gunfire · officer-involved · fatal · injury · escalation · confusion · misidentification · collateral