moral police
moral police noun: vigilantes or groups that try to enforce their moral laws on others.
Noun
moral police pl (plural only)
- Vigilantes or groups that try to enforce their moral laws on others.
- A police force in some Islamic countries, such as Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Malaysia that enforces religious laws by punishing sinners.
Verb
moral police (third-person singular simple present moral polices, present participle moral policing, simple past and past participle moral policed)
- To enforce one's moral laws on others.
moral police meaning in Malayalam, Arabic, Malay and Indonesian
moral police in Malayalam
- vigilante group
- സദാചാരപോലീസ് sadācārapōlīsŭ
moral police in Arabic
- Islamic religious police
- مُطَّوِّعِين muṭṭawwiʕīn
moral police in Malay
- Islamic religious police
- mutaween
moral police in Indonesian
- Islamic religious police
- polisi Syariah
More languagesFewer languages
- moral police in Persian
- پلیس اسلامی
Forms of moral police
| third-person singular present | moral polices |
|---|---|
| present participle | moral policing |
| past participle | moral policed |
| past | moral policed |
Questions about moral police
- What does moral police mean?
- Moral police means vigilantes or groups that try to enforce their moral laws on others.
- What is moral police in Malayalam?
- Moral police in Malayalam is സദാചാരപോലീസ് (sadācārapōlīsŭ). See Moral police meaning in Malayalam.
- What part of speech is moral police?
- Moral police can be a noun or a verb.
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