anti-drug law
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- /ˈænti drʌg lɔ/
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- Many organizations are campaigning for the repeal of outdated anti-drug laws that hinder rehabilitation efforts.
Examples
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This paper evaluates the relationships among federal anti-drug law enforcement expenditures, education and treatment expenditures, and public health outcomes.
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Now, with the anti-drug laws in their 10th decade, America is the number one jailer in the world due to these religious-based, anti-inalienable rights laws.
Blog text (20) -
The government introduced a new anti-drug law to combat the rising use of illegal substances.
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The anti-drug law mandates severe penalties for the manufacture and distribution of narcotics.
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Surface Forms
Morphology
anti-drug + law
The meaning is transparently built from 'anti-' (against) + 'drug' combined with 'law' (a statute), so the phrase simply denotes a law against drugs. This compositional pattern (anti‑X law) is common in English and in many other languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent meanings should be able to infer the MWE.
Etymology
Anti-drug law is a phrase made of anti (meaning 'against'), drug, and law. Imagine a lawbook with a big stop sign over pills, and that's why it means 'a law that bans or controls illegal drugs'.