anti-gang

adjective

an·​ti-gang ˌan-tē-ˈgaŋ How to pronounce anti-gang (audio)
ˌan-tī-
: opposed to gangs : designed to prohibit gangs or to prevent or punish criminal behavior by gang members
anti-gang laws
Following on the heels of recent weekend street gang sweeps by Los Angeles police, anti-gang units from the Sheriff's Department conducted their own operation last weekend, arresting 33 people on a variety of charges.The Los Angeles Times

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Girona wins to reclaim 2nd Education Matters: Ethnic literature class creates confusion El Salvador extends anti-gang emergency decree for 24th time. San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2024 Group Violence Intervention is an anti-gang initiative that has seen success in other cities. Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 21 Nov. 2024 But the anti-gang operations and the new crossing point are doing little, so far, to help Gaza residents such as Sabha Abu Khousa. Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Nov. 2024 And multiple reports about human rights abuses, including torture and deaths in prison, have come out since Bukele instituted his anti-gang policies in 2022. Ellen Ioanes, Vox, 20 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for anti-gang 

Word History

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of anti-gang was in 1891

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“Anti-gang.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-gang. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.

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