vice squad

vice squad
noun
a police group to enforce laws against gambling and prostitution
• Hypernyms: ↑police squad, ↑squad

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noun
: a police squad charged with enforcement of laws concerning vice

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a police squad charged with enforcing laws dealing with gambling, prostitution, and other forms of vice.

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vice squad noun
A police squad whose task is to see that the laws dealing with gambling, prostitution, etc, are observed
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Main Entry: ↑vice

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vice squad UK US noun [countable] [singular vice squad plural vice squads]
a police department that deals with crimes relating to sex
Thesaurus: groups of police and departments of the police forcehyponym

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vice squad,
.S. a police squad responsible for enforcing laws against gambling and other vices: »

In Detroit, a vice squad broke up a dice game, smashed dice tables and chairs, carted the players off to jail (Time).

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[vīs]
n. a department or division of a police force that enforces laws against prostitution, drug abuse, illegal gambling, etc

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vice squad [vice squad] noun [C+sing/pl v]
a police department in Britain or the US that tries to prevent ↑prostitution, gambling, drug dealing and similar offences.

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  • Vice Squad — Основная информ …   Википедия

  • Vice squad — (série TV) Vice squad Titre original Die Sitte Genre Série policière Créateur(s) Thomas Eckelkamp Pays d’origine  Allemagne Chaîne d’origine RTL Nombre …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Vice Squad — Datos generales Origen Bristol, Inglaterra …   Wikipedia Español

  • vice squad — vice squads N COUNT: usu the N in sing, N n The vice squad is the section of a police force that deals with crime relating to pornography, prostitution, and gambling. ...members of the vice squad. ...ten vice squad officers …   English dictionary

  • vice squad — vice′ squad [[t]vaɪs[/t]] n. gov a police squad charged with enforcing laws dealing with gambling, prostitution, narcotics, etc • Etymology: 1945–50 …   From formal English to slang

  • vice squad — n [C usually singular] the part of the police force that deals with crimes involving sex or drugs …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • vice squad — vice ,squad noun count a police department that deals with crimes relating to things such as sex and drugs …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • vice squad — n. a division of the police department assigned to enforce laws relating to prostitution, gambling, etc …   English World dictionary

  • Vice Squad — Infobox Musical artist Name = Vice Squad Img capt = Promotional photo of the classic lineup, 1984 Img size = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = Bristol, England Genre = Punk rock, Street punk, Ska punk Occupation = Years active =… …   Wikipedia

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