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burn notice

burn notice noun: an announcement of dismissal of an agent or source which an intelligence agency considers to have become unreliable.

Noun

burn notice (plural burn notices)

  1. An announcement of dismissal of an agent or source which an intelligence agency considers to have become unreliable.

Forms of burn notice

pluralburn notices

Questions about burn notice

What does burn notice mean?
Burn notice means an announcement of dismissal of an agent or source which an intelligence agency considers to have become unreliable.
What part of speech is burn notice?
Burn notice is a noun.
What is the plural of burn notice?
The plural of burn notice is burn notices.

Words near burn notice in the dictionary

  1. burn daylight
  2. burn down
  3. burn in
  4. burn in hell
  5. Burn Naze
  6. burn notice
  7. burn notices
  8. burn off
  9. burn one down
  10. burn one's boats
  11. burn one's bridges

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