anti-gang
adjective
an·ti-gang
ˌan-tē-ˈgaŋ 
ˌan-tī-
: opposed to gangs : designed to prohibit gangs or to prevent or punish criminal behavior by gang members
anti-gang laws
Following on the heels of recent weekend street gang sweeps by Los Angeles police, anti-gang units from the Sheriff's Department conducted their own operation last weekend, arresting 33 people on a variety of charges.—
The Los Angeles Times
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The rapper must also return to the Atlanta area four times during each year of his probation to make an anti-gang, anti-gun violence presentation at a grade school, middle school, or high school, or at an organization like the Boys & Girls Club.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
This year, France also provided about four tons of equipment for Haitian police anti-gang units.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Dec. 2025
The government and police both chalked that up as a win for the patch ban and associated anti-gang measures that were introduced, but the data doesn’t actually spell out what offending is gang-related.
—Todd Symons, CNN Money, 24 Dec. 2025
The sentencing included a period of 10 years where the rapper can't return to Atlanta except for important events or to provide anti-gang and anti-violence presentations a few times a year.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 17 Dec. 2025
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Dan Raby, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
This year, France also provided about four tons of equipment for Haitian police anti-gang units.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Dec. 2025
The government and police both chalked that up as a win for the patch ban and associated anti-gang measures that were introduced, but the data doesn’t actually spell out what offending is gang-related.
—Todd Symons, CNN Money, 24 Dec. 2025
The sentencing included a period of 10 years where the rapper can't return to Atlanta except for important events or to provide anti-gang and anti-violence presentations a few times a year.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 17 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for anti-gang
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“Anti-gang.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-gang. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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