dragnet

n.

1. A system of coordinated procedures for apprehending criminal suspects or other wanted persons.
2. 1. A net for trawling; a trawl.
   2. A net for catching small game.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths
  Synonyms: trawl, trawl net

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - slæbegarn, systematisk forbryderjagt

Nederlands (Dutch)
sleepnet

Français (French)
n. - cordon de police, drège

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schleppnetz

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - γρίπος, τράτα, (μτφ.) αστυνομικός κλοιός

Italiano (Italian)
rete a strascico

Português (Portuguese)
n. - rede (f) de arrasto, rede (f) de informações da polícia

Русский (Russian)
невод, рейд

Español (Spanish)
n. - red barredera, red de arrastre

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - dragnät

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
拖网, 搜索网

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 拖網, 搜索網

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 예인망, (경찰의) 수사망, 대량 검거

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 引網, 捜査網

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شبكه صيد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מכמורת, מלכודת לפושע‬

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