Meaning & use
APB
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An urgent radio alert broadcast by police to search for a suspect, vehicle, or missing person; short for 'all points bulletin.'
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Police issued an APB for the stolen delivery truck.
An APB went out within minutes of the suspect's escape.
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Originally American law-enforcement jargon, now widely recognized from crime shows and news reports even outside policing.
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