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knife crime

knife crime noun: criminal activity involving knives, especially when gang-related.

Noun

knife crime (countable and uncountable, plural knife crimes)

  1. (UK) Criminal activity involving knives, especially when gang-related.
    • Despite all the media coverage around antisocial behaviour, knife crime and young people, we have actually seen a sharp decline in the overall number of recorded crimes committed by children.2020 July 23, Chris Daw, “'A stain on national life': why are we locking up so many children?'”, in The Guardian

Forms of knife crime

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Questions about knife crime

What does knife crime mean?
Knife crime means criminal activity involving knives, especially when gang-related.
What part of speech is knife crime?
Knife crime is a noun.
What is the plural of knife crime?
The plural of knife crime is knife crimes.

Words near knife crime in the dictionary

  1. knife and fork
  2. knife arch
  3. knife block
  4. knife blocks
  5. knife control
  6. knife crime
  7. knife crimes
  8. knife ear
  9. knife ears
  10. knife edge
  11. knife edges

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