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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His first exhibition in 1963 reportedly caused a stir, with a vice squad identifying pornography in at least two of his paintings and confiscating them.
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Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
His first exhibition in 1963 reportedly caused a stir, with a vice squad identifying pornography in at least two of his paintings, and confiscating them.
—ABC News, 1 May 2026
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.
—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
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Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
His first exhibition in 1963 reportedly caused a stir, with a vice squad identifying pornography in at least two of his paintings, and confiscating them.
—ABC News, 1 May 2026
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.
—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
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 2 May. 2026.
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