NOUN | act | sting operation | a complicated confidence game planned and executed with great care (especially an operation implemented by undercover agents to apprehend criminals) |
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act | sting operation, sting | operation designed to catch a person committing a criminal act |
Meaning | A complicated confidence game planned and executed with great care (especially an operation implemented by undercover agents to apprehend criminals). | |
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Broader | bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con, confidence trick, confidence game, con game, hustle, sting, flimflam | A swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property |
Meaning | Operation designed to catch a person committing a criminal act. | |
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Example | "the police conducted a sting operation" | |
Synonym | sting | |
Broader | operation | A planned activity involving many people performing various actions |
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