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gangbo

gangbo noun: a legal injunction made under the Policing and Crime Act 2009 against a person because of their gang-related activities.

Noun

gangbo (plural gangbos)

  1. (UK, informal) A legal injunction made under the Policing and Crime Act 2009 against a person because of their gang-related activities.
    • […] following government plans to introduce crime prevention orders — an order with the same blueprint as a gangbo but targeting antisocial behavior. So, will gangbos work in reducing gang-related violence as intended?2013, J. Densley, How Gangs Work: An Ethnography of Youth Violence

Forms of gangbo

pluralgangbos

Origin of gangbo

Blend of gang + ASBO.

Questions about gangbo

What does gangbo mean?
Gangbo means a legal injunction made under the Policing and Crime Act 2009 against a person because of their gang-related activities.
What part of speech is gangbo?
Gangbo is a noun.
What is the plural of gangbo?
The plural of gangbo is gangbos.

Words near gangbo in the dictionary

  1. gangbanger
  2. gangbangers
  3. gangbanging
  4. gangbangings
  5. gangbangs
  6. gangbo
  7. gangboard
  8. gangboards
  9. gangbos
  10. gangbuster
  11. gangbusters

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