Phrase guide

vice squad

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A police section specialized in vice crimes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: criminology, government, human-sciences, law, law-enforcement, sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

a police group to enforce laws against gambling and prostitution

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: police squad, squad

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Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: zedenbrigade — police section specialized in vice crimes
  • Finnish: huoltopoliisi — police section specialized in vice crimes
  • French: police des mœurs — police section specialized in vice crimes
  • French: brigade de répression du proxénétisme — police section specialized in vice crimes
  • French: brigade mondaine — police section specialized in vice crimes
  • French: police des braguettes — police section specialized in vice crimes
  • French: brigade des mœurs — police section specialized in vice crimes
  • German: Sittenpolizei — police section specialized in vice crimes
  • Hungarian: erkölcsrendészet — police section specialized in vice crimes
  • Polish: policja obyczajowa — police section specialized in vice crimes
  • Polish: obyczajówka — police section specialized in vice crimes
  • Swedish: sedlighetsrotel — police section specialized in vice crimes
  • Yiddish: מאָראַל־פּאָליציי (moral-politsey) — police section specialized in vice crimes