Wiktionary
n. A printed public announcement that the authorities want to apprehend a person for a crime; normally, a reward is offered.
WordNet
n. a public announcement by a law enforcement agency that they desire to question or arrest some person [syn: wanted notice]
Wikipedia
A wanted poster (or wanted sign) is a poster distributed to let the public know of an alleged criminal whom authorities wish to apprehend. They will generally include either a picture of the alleged criminal when a photograph is available, or of a facial composite image produced by police.
Usage examples of "wanted poster".
This whole time I'm in the post office, I'm looking sideways to see if I'm a cover girl up on the FBI's most wanted poster board.
Copies of the fingerprint card went around the earth when the doctor first escaped, and his thumbprint appears enlarged on Mason Verger's wanted poster with enough points marked on it for a minimally trained examiner to make a hit.
I had already figured out that I was in a pretty tight spot before you told me about that wanted poster.
One son of a bitch from Alabama wanted me to autograph my wanted poster.
I told her to locate the FBI wanted poster of Charles Danko from the seventies.
In addition to all of that, the police had printed a Wanted poster of Alex, and had stuck it up in the post office, and in other public places as well.
It's the only thing that might convince him to throw that damn wanted poster in the trash.