anti-gang
adjective[before noun]
(alsoantigang)uk/ˌæn.tiˈɡæŋ/us/ˌæn.t̬iˈɡæŋ//ˌæn.taɪˈɡæŋ/intendedtopreventorreducetheexistenceandcriminalactivitiesofgangs(=groupswhofightwith othergroupsandcommitothercrimes), orinvolvedwith theworkofpreventingorreducingtheexistenceandcriminalactivitiesofgangs:
Moreresourceswereneededforcommunitypolicing, neighbourhood-watchschemes, and anti-ganginitiatives.
Heworkedin apoliceanti-gangunit.
- Officials weretaskedwithmeasuringthesuccessof anti-drug and anti-gangprogrammes.
- Anti-ganglegislationbecameabigissue.
- Thecandidatesaid he wouldestablishan antigangtaskforce.
- In manycitiesthere has been adropinresourcesfor antidrug and antigangefforts.
Criminals - general words
- abettor
- accessory
- accomplice
- be in the frame (forsomething)idiom
- crook
- culprit
- delinquent
- gangland
- juvenile delinquent
- lawbreaker
- lowlife
- malefactor
- perpetrator
- previous
- probationer
- recidivist
- stalker
- wanted
- white-collar criminal
- wrongdoer
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Groups of people