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criminal tribes

criminal tribes is the plural of criminal tribe.

Meaning of criminal tribe

Noun

criminal tribe (plural criminal tribes)

  1. (India, historical) a caste or tribe in British India that is deemed by authorities in "addicted to the systematic commission of non-bailable offences", and was subjected to extensive police surveillance and registration.

Questions about criminal tribes

What is criminal tribes the plural of?
Criminal tribes is the plural of criminal tribe.

Words near criminal tribes in the dictionary

  1. criminal scientists
  2. criminal spin
  3. criminal tool
  4. criminal tools
  5. criminal tribe
  6. criminal tribes
  7. criminal-like
  8. criminaldom
  9. criminalese
  10. criminaless
  11. criminalesses

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