sting
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6.3
- noun
- /stɪŋ/
:
operación encubierta (policial)
- During the sting, undercover agents worked to expose illegal activities at the nightclub.
- a sting operation
- a Justice Department sting
A there was this undercover sting of this organization called ACORN.
- A there was this undercover sting of this organization called ACORN.
- Is caught in a police sting and and I think Lafayette Park in Washington, DC.
- It's an it's an it was an FBI sting.
- Talk to me about how a fund manager ends up becoming an operative for a anti child sex trafficking ring sting.
- And then the FBI did a sting where they set Rodriguez up, and he sold the book to a female FBI agent.
- You were privileged because you were working with the law in a way where you were creating situations, sting operations, that sort of thing.
- I had actually a more specific reaction to the the secret tape, the sting operation news in which, as you say, we had.
- At this point, I'm thinking, oh, I'm watching this sting.
Examples
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Last year, the authorities executed a large sting aimed at uncovering a major drug trafficking ring.
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Maybe what we need to do is put together a little sting operation.
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I have her phone number because I'm running a sting operation.
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Maybe help set up an FBI sting operation.
Fiction book (1993) -
Chandler police defended the sting operation, arguing it was the only way to get the job done.
Academic text (1999) -
Authorities set up a sting operation to target an armed terrorist group in the al-Qseir countryside.
Blog text (7) -
The FBI launches nationwide sting operations on computer hackers.
Academic text (2003) -
Newman Police have been busy with old-fashioned and Internet-based sting operations to round up those involved in prostitution.
Blog text (5) -
The police conducted a successful sting operation to catch the fraudsters in the act.
Synonyms
107
7.2
A dishonest trick to get someone's money or things
25
5.1
A secret police plan to trick people so they commit a crime and get arrested
23
5.7
A secret action by a government or army to avoid being noticed
16
8.0
A dishonest plan to trick people and take their money
11
4.9
Secret work where someone gathers information for the police or security
10
5.0
Secret work by police or agents who hide their identity to gather evidence
6
6.6
A dishonest trick that cheats people out of their money
5
7.7
The act of catching and arresting a criminal
2
8.9
A dishonest trick that gains someone's trust to steal their money
2
9.9
A plan to cheat people and take their money
1
9.9
A trick that cheats people out of their money, often in gambling or fake investments
1
6.4
The act of trapping people or animals with tricks and traps
1
6.6
A dishonest plan to gain someone's trust and then take their money or things
A police action in which officers pretend to buy illegal drugs to arrest sellers
A dishonest scheme that tricks people into giving money, often by selling worthless goods
A trick that cheats people out of their money, often by selling fake property
A trick that cheats people out of money by gambling or selling worthless things
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Etymology
Sting for a trick or police operation comes from the idea of a sudden, sharp attack in the old root stingan, so a 'sting' is a surprise move that catches or 'pricks' people in the act.