vice squad
noun
plural vice squads
: a police squad charged with enforcement of laws concerning gambling, pornography, sex work, and the illegal use of liquor and narcotics
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Ahmad Sami Hassanzadeh, 44, was in a park, playing chess in the western city of Herat with friends when they were accosted by members of the Taliban vice squad.
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Diaa Hadid, NPR, 17 June 2025
The group acts as decoys to lure in Internet pedophiles and then works with local law enforcement and vice squads to arrange in-person meetings and get the perpetrators arrested.
—Gillian Telling, People.com, 24 May 2025
In a 2019 mini-documentary, Cordova claimed that the 5 Star had been targeted by the Los Angeles Police Department’s vice squad for hosting punk rock bands and bringing in the accompanying crowd.
—Steven Donofrio, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2025
My new theory is that Gio’s a dealer, and Deb will get screwed over in some major way that, years down the line, inspires her job on the vice squad.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2025
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Diaa Hadid, NPR, 17 June 2025
The group acts as decoys to lure in Internet pedophiles and then works with local law enforcement and vice squads to arrange in-person meetings and get the perpetrators arrested.
—Gillian Telling, People.com, 24 May 2025
In a 2019 mini-documentary, Cordova claimed that the 5 Star had been targeted by the Los Angeles Police Department’s vice squad for hosting punk rock bands and bringing in the accompanying crowd.
—Steven Donofrio, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2025
My new theory is that Gio’s a dealer, and Deb will get screwed over in some major way that, years down the line, inspires her job on the vice squad.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for vice squad
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“Vice squad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vice%20squad. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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