gang activity

collocation in English

meaningsofgangandactivity

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gang
noun[C, + sing/pl verb]
uk
/ɡæŋ/us
/ɡæŋ/
a group of young people, especially young men, who spend time together, often fighting with other groups and ...
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activity
noun
uk
/ækˈtɪv.ə.ti/us
/ækˈtɪv.ə.t̬i/
the situation in which a lot of things are happening or people are ...
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(Definition ofgangandactivityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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One is the development ofgangactivityand gang violence.
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Gangactivityhas plagued the housing development for decades.
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From an early age, he was involved ingangactivity.
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Gangactivitycan lead to death and injury of men.
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Some mass arrests are also used in an effort to combatgangactivity.
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It introduced measures to allow prosecutors to combat organised crime, money laundering, andgangactivity.
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She raises concerns about that element drawinggangactivityto the community and lowering property values.
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However, other residents, long upset over criminalgangactivityin their neighborhoods, supported the gang injunction.
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One example of this would begangactivityin inner city communities.
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During closing arguments, the prosecution again strongly suggested the existence ofgangactivity.
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During the music video the production was shut down bygangactivityand police presence.
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He travels first on foot, then by bike, using mountain roads to avoid localgangactivity.
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Acts of crime in these neighborhoods are commonly burglaries, graffiti, and violentgangactivity.
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Serious social problems include a high rate of unemployment and disturbing levels ofgangactivity.
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Much of the crime that occurs are burglaries,gangactivity, and graffiti.
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The school, like others in the district, has been troubled bygangactivity.
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Drug trafficking, teen pregnancy, domestic violence and violent crimes, includinggangactivity, are common.
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The community is notorious for its high crime rate, drug usage, andgangactivity.
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Heightened prisongangactivityhad been detected, and 20% of prisoners had failed drugs tests.
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Participation was encouraged even among members of street gangs, who used the materials to publish a newsletter aboutgangactivity.
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There exists somegangactivitywithin the area, although it has decreased considerably over the decade before 2003.
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Many youth-friendly activities and diversions exist in order to steer the city's children away from crime andgangactivity.
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Lowell has been locally notorious over the years for being a place of high drug trafficking andgangactivity.
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Services are available for youth, parents, teachers, clergy and others dealing with a loved one involved ingangactivity.
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Even the arrest and conviction of one of the gang's leaders has done little to stopgangactivity.
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