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PRONUNCIATION OF VICE SQUAD

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VICE SQUAD

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Vice squad is a noun.
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WHAT DOES VICE SQUAD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Vice Squad

Vice Squad is a punk band formed in 1978 in Bristol, England. The band was formed from two other local punk bands, The Contingent and TV Brakes. The songwriter and vocalist Beki Bondage was a founding member and is currently with the band, although there was a period of time when the band had a different vocalist. She is often cited as being the first punk pin-up featured on the front cover of a number of influential music tabloids such as Melody Maker, NME and Smash Hits.

Definition of vice squad in the English dictionary

The definition of vice squad in the dictionary is a police division to which is assigned the enforcement of gaming and prostitution laws.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VICE SQUAD

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vice-premier
vice-presidency
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WORDS THAT END LIKE VICE SQUAD

bunco squad
Crime Squad
death squad
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drug squad
drugs squad
firing squad
flying squad
Fraud Squad
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hit squad
Murder Squad
Narcotics Squad
Obscene Publications Squad
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Synonyms and antonyms of vice squad in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «vice squad» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VICE SQUAD

Find out the translation of vice squad to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
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Translator English - Chinese

副班长
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

brigada antivicio
570 millions of speakers

English

vice squad
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उपाध्यक्ष दस्ते
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نائب منتخب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нравов
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Vice Squad
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভাইস স্কোয়াড
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

escouade de la moralité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Skuad naib
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sittenpolizei
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

風俗犯罪取締班
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

그 팀
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kosok baline
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đội phó
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துணை அணி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

व्हाइस स्क्वॉड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yardımcısı kadrosu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

buoncostume
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Vice Squad
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вдач
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vice echipă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αντιπρόεδρος ομάδα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vice squad
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sedlighetsrotel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vice troppen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of vice squad

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VICE SQUAD»

The term «vice squad» is regularly used and occupies the 61.882 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VICE SQUAD» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about vice squad

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VICE SQUAD»

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New York Magazine
733. YORKTOWN HEIGHTS-TRIANGLE- 245-7555. # l-"Whose Life Is It Anyway? " # 2- Thni Feb. 4: "Vice Squad." Beg. Feb. 5: "Night Crossing." Rockland County 742. NANUET-ROUTE 59- 623-3355. "The Border." 743. NEW CITY-TOWN- ...
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New York Magazine
2- "Vice Squad." Rockland County 742. NANUET-ROUTE 59- 623-3355. Thru Jan. 28: "Ghost Story." Beg. Jan. 29: "The Border." 743. NEW CITY-TOWN- 634- 5100. # 1- "Absence of Malice." #2— Thru Jan. 28: "Whose Life Is It Anyway?" 744.
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Introduction to Criminal Justice
Vice squad officers may set themselves up as customers for illicit activities to make arrests. For example, male undercover detectives may frequent public men's rooms and make advances toward other men. Those who respond are arrested for ...
Larry Siegel, 2009
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New York Magazine
312. FOREST HILLS— CONTINENTAL— Austin St. nr. 71st Ave. 544-1020. #1— Thru Mar. 6: Twice in a Lifetime. Beg. Mar. 7: Highlander. #2— Thru Mar. 6: Hollywood Vice Squad. Beg. Mar. 7: The Official Story. #3 — Hannah and Her Sisters.
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Women for Hire: Prostitution and Sexuality in France After 1850
Ranc condemned the vice squad on behalf of a commission formed within the municipal council with a view to studying the administration of the prefecture of police. After criticizing Prefect Leon Renault for the scandalous raids carried out by ...
Alain Corbin, 1996
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Sex for Sale: Prostitution, Pornography, and the Sex Industry
NUMBER OF CAUTIONS NUMBER OF PRUSECUTIONS SQUAD Charing Cross Vice Unit 325 161 Blackpool Plain Clothes Department 0 0 Bournemouth Vice Squad 43 37 Bradford Vice Squad 49 • Bristol Community Action Team 12 ...
Ronald John Weitzer, 2000
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I Want to Get Married!: One Wannabe Bride’s Misadventures ...
“well then, why was there a detective from the vice squad here yesterday, walking around asking about you?” “Vice squad?! Vice squad?! what vice squad, lady?! i don't know anyone who's had run-ins with the vice squad!” “then why was that ...
Ghada Abdel Aal, 2010
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New York Magazine
11: "Four Friends." Beg. Feb. 12: "Cannery Row." #3— "Vice Squad." 790. STAMFORD-TRANS-LUX RIDGEWAY- 323-5000. "Reds." 791. TRUMBULL- TRUMBULL- 374-0462. "On Golden Pond." 793. WESTPORT-FINE ARTS 1- 227- 3324.
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'My Name is Not Natasha': How Albanian Women in France Use ...
Police captain vice squad 1999 We must have the means to secure the cooperation of the women and when they are sans papiers4 they are in our hands ... by keeping them regular they are able to laugh at us5 ... that we will not accept .
John Davies, 2009
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On the Way to the Courthouse!
The vice squad had been attempting to track her down after they had received an anonymous phone call from Elkhorn, Wisconsin, from someone who claimed he had met a girl named Sandra who was acting as a prostitute at the Playboy Club  ...
Robert J. J. D, Robert J. Joling, J.D., 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VICE SQUAD»

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Vice unit targets street-level crime in Edinburg
EDINBURG,Tx- Edinburg Vice squad at a home on south 29th in Edinburg Friday ... members of the Edinburg Police Vice Unit raided the suspected drug house. «Monitor, Jun 15»
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Herhold: Santa Clara County's new vice squad consists of politicians
At the same time, the vice squad tests the underlying libertarian tenets of the valley. Not all provocative dancing by a woman in a bikini endangers public welfare. «San Jose Mercury News, Jun 15»
3
Junkfood Cinema: Vice Squad
Brian and Cargill push up their sleeves and dig into the director's cut of Michael Mann's Miami Vice. They chew on the differences between the two versions of ... «Film School Rejects, May 15»
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Vice Squad gets drugs, cash, guns in two raids
YOUNGSTOWN — Members of the police department's Vice Squad investigating drug activity served two search warrants Thursday and arrested four people on ... «Youngstown Vindicator, Mar 15»
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Vice squad's $1m win lights up Las Vegas
Shane Smith, the co-founder and chief executive of Vice Media, has taken his place among the high-rollers in Las Vegas after winning $1m at the Bellagio ... «Financial Times, Feb 15»
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Fall River vice squad arrests two in pair of drug raids
Dias, 21, of 60 Summerfield St., was arrested at home at 3 p.m. on Tuesday by detectives with the Vice and Intelligence Unit, who served a search warrant at that ... «Fall River Herald News, Feb 15»
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Kyrgyzstan: Nationalist Vice Squad Stirs Controversy
Men from a Kyrgyz nationalist group rally in the capital Bishkek to mark one year after the April 7, 2010, bloody uprising in the Central Asian country. Kyrk Choro ... «EurasiaNet, Feb 15»
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Punk by popular demand as Vice Squad play the Voodoo Lounge in …
After a 15-year hiatus, demand for Vice Squad shows encouraged Beki to reform the band. Vice Squad toured Europe and the US, and have been gigging and ... «Rutland and Stamford Mercury, Feb 15»
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Vice squad taking aim at crime on Colonial Drive
Lt. Mike Gibson, an investigator with the vice and organized crime unit at the Metropolitan Bureau of Investigation, said he's aware of these concerns, and that's ... «Orlando Sentinel, Jan 15»
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AP Film Studies: Vice Squad
To honor its legacy, Re-Run Theater celebrates its third annual Vice Fest (Hollywood Theatre; 7 pm Wednesday, Aug. 27). The night features a pair of classic ... «Willamette Week, Aug 14»

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