anti-crime

adjective

an·​ti-crime
ˌan-tē-ˈkrīm,
ˌan-tī- How to pronounce anti-crime (audio)
: opposing or intended to discourage or prevent crime and especially violent crime
anti-crime legislation
an anti-crime campaign

Examples of anti-crime in a Sentence

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See the Proposition 36 anti-crime measure for an example. Steven Greenhut, Orange County Register, 15 Nov. 2024 Martinez favors Proposition 36, the anti-crime ballot initiative widely supported by law enforcement. Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024 Well, maybe not so much the anti-crime Proposition 36. George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024 Related Articles Elias: Gov. Newsom committing to big wind power projects risky right now Elias: Harris unlikely to take stand on California’s fall anti-crime Prop. Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for anti-crime 

Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of anti-crime was in 1865

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“Anti-crime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-crime. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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