anti-crime

adjective

an·ti-crime | \ ˌan-tē-ˈkrīm

, ˌan-tī-\

Definition of anti-crime

: opposing or intended to discourage or prevent crime and especially violent crime anti-crime legislation an anti-crime campaign

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