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list gończy

Etymology

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Literally, pursuit letter.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /lizd ˈɡɔɲ.t͡ʂɨ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔɲt͡ʂɨ

Noun

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list gończy m inan

  1. (idiomatic, law enforcement) arrest warrant, especially a public one in the form of a wanted poster
    poszukiwany/ścigany listem gończymwanted (one for whom an arrest warrant has been issued)
    • 2003, Mariusz Sieniewicz, Czwarte niebo:
      List gończy dociera właśnie na biurka wszystkich policjantów na świecie, którzy przekazują rozkaz do wozów patrolowych.
      The arrest warrant is on its way to the desks of all the policemen in the world, who pass the command onto the patrol cars.
    • 2006, “Spocznie pod lipą”, in Trybuna:
      W pogrzebie wezmą udział syn, córka i żona Mirjana Marković, mieszkająca obecnie w Moskwie, za którą władze serbskie rozesłały list gończy.
      The funeral will be attended by his son, his daughter, and his wife, Mirjana Marković, currently living in Moscow, for whom the Serbian authorities have issued an arrest warrant.

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