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Definition of black-bag in English English dictionary
- Involving sophisticated clandestine methods for gaining unauthorized entry and obtaining information
Watergate turned out to be a black-bag operation by former CIA employees.
- Alternative spelling of black-bag
- A pouch or case containing burglary tools
- A black plastic sack produced for the disposal of household waste
The road was full of blackbags awaiting the arrival of the dustbin men.
- The pouch or case traditionally carried by medical doctors, especially when making house calls, and containing medical instruments and supplies
- black bag job
- An act of entry, search, and sometimes removal or photographing of property, conducted by federal investigators without a warrant