Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

swatted

verb

/swɒtɪd/

Definition

The act of making a false report to emergency services in order to provoke a large police response to a specific address.

Examples

He was wrongfully swatted, leading to an unnecessary police raid on his home.
After the incident, law enforcement started cracking down on those who swatted others.

Meaning

Swatted refers to a serious crime that involves deceiving law enforcement into dispatching a tactical team to an individual’s location. It typically involves false claims of dangers such as hostage situations or bomb threats.