drug traffic
Definition
- Noun:
- The illegal trade or commercial activity involving controlled substances: "Drug traffic" specifically refers to the business of buying, selling, transporting, and distributing illegal drugs.
Usage
- "Drug traffic" is an uncountable noun phrase. It refers to the overall criminal enterprise or system, not a single transaction.
- It is often used in formal, legal, journalistic, or law enforcement contexts to discuss the scale, routes, and suppression of the illegal drug trade.
Examples
- Noun:
- The government launched a new task force to combat international drug traffic.
- The city's port has become a major hub for drug traffic.
- The report analyzes the economic impact of global drug traffic.
Advanced Usage
- "the drug traffic": Often used with the definite article "the" when referring to the specific drug trade in a particular area or context.
- The police are focusing on disrupting the drug traffic across the southern border.
Variants and Related Words
- Drug trafficking (n): This is a more common and slightly more formal synonym for "drug traffic." The meaning is identical.
- He was convicted of drug trafficking.
- Trafficker (n): A person who engages in drug traffic.
- Authorities arrested several major traffickers.
- Narcotraffic (n): A less common, formal term combining "narcotics" and "traffic," with the same meaning.
Synonyms
- Narcotics trade: The business of dealing in illegal drugs.
- Illicit drug trade: Emphasizes the unlawful nature of the commerce.
Related Phrases
- To traffic in drugs (verb phrase): The verbal form meaning to engage in the illegal drug trade.
- The gang was accused of trafficking in drugs.
Noun
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traffic in illegal drugs
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