antigang

English

Alternative forms

  • anti-gang

Etymology

From anti- +‎ gang.

Adjective

antigang (not comparable)

  1. (law enforcement) Intended to combat or reduce the activity of criminal gangs
    • 1988 March 4, Dan Cohen, “Our Gang”, in Chicago Reader‎[1]:
      These changes occurred independent of any antigang program (CIN is the first of its kind in Chicago) and bore no relation to the number of officers in the Chicago Police Department's Gang Crimes Unit.

Translations

French

Etymology

From anti- +‎ gang.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

antigang (plural antigangs)

  1. antigang

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