Meanings
plural red notices
- governmentA notice from Interpol that a person is an international fugitive and should be arrested.
Interpol issues red notice for 'fugitive' Anne Sacoolas
2020, headline in The Guardian1 more example
Under a red notice, local authorities make the arrests on behalf of the country that requested it. The notices cannot force countries to arrest or extradite suspects, but can put government leaders on the spot and limit suspects' travel.
June 29, 2020, “Iran issues arrest warrant for Trump, asks Interpol to help”, in Al Jazeera
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan Interpol notice describing a wanted person and asking that they be arrested with a view to extradition; a wanted notice that is issued by Interpol at the request of an Interpol member country and distributed to all member countries
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Turkish kırmızı bülten
- kırmızı bültenTranslations
Cite this entry
red notice. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/red%20notice
“red notice.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/red%20notice. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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