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manhunt
[ man-huhnt ]
noun
- an intensive search for a criminal, suspect, escaped convict, etc., as by law enforcement agencies.
- an intensive search for any person.
manhunt
/ ˈæˌʌԳ /
noun
- an organized search, usually by police, for a wanted man or fugitive
Derived Forms
- ˈˌܲԳٱ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- man hunter noun
yvlog History and Origins
Example Sentences
McGhee, 51, was one of the country’s most wanted fugitives when he was nabbed in Bullhead City following a nationwide manhunt in 2003.
Police arrested Mr Mangione, 26, days later in Pennsylvania after a nationwide manhunt.
After the murders in July, a manhunt ended when Clifford was found in a cemetery in Enfield, north London, where he had shot and paralysed himself with a crossbow.
The couple first came to public attention in January 2023 when police launched a very public manhunt after evidence of a recent birth was found in a burnt-out car near Bolton.
Following the murders, he became the subject of a manhunt for a number of hours before he was found injured in Lavender Hill Cemetery, in Enfield, after shooting himself in the chest with the crossbow.
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