ankle tag
noun[C]
UKuk/ˈæŋ.kəl ˌtæɡ/us/ˈæŋ.kəl ˌtæɡ/(USankle bracelet)anelectronicdevicethat isfastenedaround theankleof apersonwho hascommittedacrime, so that thepoliceknowwhere thatpersonis:
（便于警方追踪而让犯罪人员戴的）电子脚牌Offenders can beforcedtoweartheankletagfor up to ayear.犯罪人员可能必须戴一年时间的电子脚牌。
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- He waslockedaway forjoyridingandcurrentlywearsanelectronicankletagto makesurehestaysout offurthertrouble.
- Officialfiguresrevealthatalmost2,000offendersayearescapemonitoringby tampering withankletagsortearingthem off.
- He had beenfittedwith anankletag, which he hadremovedanddumpedin aparkinNorthManchester.
- Under thescheme,persistentcriminalswill befittedwithspecialelectronicankletagsandmonitored24hoursaday.
Detection & solving crimes
- all-points bulletin
- ankle bracelet
- ANPR
- APB
- breath test
- gumshoe
- identikit
- identity parade
- lie detector
- manhunt
- raid
- random breath test
- RBT
- reconstruction
- reward
- tighten the netidiom
- tracker dog
- truth serum
- videofit
- watch list
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