anti-smuggling

adjective

an·​ti-smug·​gling ˌan-tē-ˈsmə-g(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce anti-smuggling (audio) ˌan-tī- How to pronounce anti-smuggling (audio)
variants or less commonly antismuggling
: serving or intended to prevent or restrict smuggling
anti-smuggling laws/measures
NATO remains deployed in the Aegean to back up Greek and EU anti-smuggling operations …—Associated Press
Three years ago, when James joined Ghana's anti-smuggling task force, his job was to intercept illicit cocoa shipments …—Joe Bavier

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Egypt will also need to finally enforce strict anti-smuggling measures along the Gaza border. — David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025 Police added that the suspect faces charges under anti-smuggling law for attempting to carry the specimens out of the country. — Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024 But this too could hamper a broader humanitarian and anti-smuggling mission in the Aegean. — Yuri M. Zhukov, Foreign Affairs, 21 Feb. 2016 Five members of the Sheriff's Office anti-smuggling unit and six members of the K-9 unit conduct the patrols, a sheriff's spokesperson said. — Richard Ruelas, AZCentral.com, 1 Dec. 2025 As the trailer unfolds, Chaudhary makes a personal warning to Meena in a tense phonecall, while an anti-smuggling operation titled Operation Longshot is greenlit. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026 Its naval inventory is estimated at 33 vessels, most devoted to coastal patrol, anti-smuggling missions and limited territorial defense. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026 The Biden administration has taken several steps, including a collaborative law enforcement anti-smuggling campaign in 2022 that led to thousands of arrests, to crack down on cartel smuggling. — Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 3 Feb. 2024 In the South China Sea, China has expanded maritime law enforcement under broad domestic categories, such as fisheries protection and anti-smuggling operations. — John Calabrese, The Conversation, 6 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1818, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of anti-smuggling was in 1818

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