Amber alert

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Amber alert

(US and Canadian) originally an acronym of America's Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response, a notification to the general public, such as by commercial radio or electronic traffic-condition signs, regarding an abduction of a child.
Collins Dictionary of Law © W.J. Stewart, 2006
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The AMBER Plan, which stands for America's Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response, was established in response to the 1996 abduction and murder of 9-year-old Amber Hagerman in Arlington, Texas.
BELLSOUTH ENHANCES AMBER ALERT PROGRAMS
Law enforcement chiefs from across the county gathered Thursday in Eugene to sign an agreement implementing an "Amber Plan" that can be activated in cases of serious child abductions.
Amber Plan headed for county

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