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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Newsom blasted over not funding anti-crime measure voters wanted | RISING Niall Stanage and Amber Duke discuss California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) getting blasted for leaving out funding for Proposition 36, an anti-crime ballot measure that was overwhelmingly passed by voters last year. The Hill, 6 June 2025 An anti-crime programwas gutted as summer violence looms. Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 7 June 2025 This just seems wrong: Californians overwhelmingly approved an anti-crime ballot measure in November. George Skelton, Mercury News, 3 June 2025 Does the introduction of an anti-crime unit with AI fraud detection technology materially impact how ? Ann Rutledge, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for anti-crime

Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

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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 30 Jun. 2025.

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