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GANG WAR [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-10-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Criminology
- Sociology of Childhood and Adolescence
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- gang war
1, record 1, English, gang%20war
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The hostilities between rival gangs fighting over a piece of land or turf. 2, record 1, English, - gang%20war
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Calgary police believe two men killed in a daylight shooting might have been executed as part of a continuing gang war. 3, record 1, English, - gang%20war
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Criminologie
- Sociologie de l'enfance et de l'adolescence
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- guerre des gangs
1, record 1, French, guerre%20des%20gangs
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Vancouver pourrait être victime d'une véritable guerre des gangs. Bindi Johal, un des plus célèbres gangsters de la région vancouveroise a été abattu dans une boîte de nuit. Johal a été mêlé à de nombreuses affaires allant du trafic de drogues au kidnapping en passant par les meurtres. 2, record 1, French, - guerre%20des%20gangs
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-11-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Neology and Linguistic Borrowing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- turf war
1, record 2, English, turf%20war
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A violent dispute over a home territory (esp. that of a youthful street gang) which is defended against invasion by rival gangs. 2, record 2, English, - turf%20war
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
It’s a turf war, you’re damn right it is. 3, record 2, English, - turf%20war
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
This term is formed through the compounding of two terms(turf + war). The term "turf", meaning grass with matted roots, has taken on the broader slang definition to mean a neighbourhood claimed by a juvenile gang and its territory. 2, record 2, English, - turf%20war
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Néologie et emprunts
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- guerre intestine
1, record 2, French, guerre%20intestine
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- affrontement entre malfaiteurs 2, record 2, French, affrontement%20entre%20malfaiteurs
proposal, masculine noun
- dispute de gangsters 2, record 2, French, dispute%20de%20gangsters
proposal, feminine noun
- guerre inter-gangs 2, record 2, French, guerre%20inter%2Dgangs
proposal, feminine noun
- guerre intergangs 2, record 2, French, guerre%20intergangs
proposal, feminine noun
- dispute territoriale 2, record 2, French, dispute%20territoriale
proposal, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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