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has gloss | (noun) a complicated confidence game planned and executed with great care (especially an operation implemented by undercover agents to apprehend criminals) sting operation |
has gloss | eng: In law enforcement, a sting operation is a deceptive operation designed to catch a person committing a crime. A typical sting will have a law-enforcement officer or cooperative member of the public play a role as criminal partner or potential victim and go along with a suspects actions to gather evidence of the suspects wrongdoing. |
lexicalization | eng: sting operation |
subclass of | (noun) a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property bunco game, bunco, confidence game, bunko game, con, flimflam, bunko, gyp, sting, confidence trick, con game, hustle |
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lexicalization | swe: Bevisprovokation |
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similar | e/Sting operation |
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