Definitions for sting operation
sting oper·a·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. sting operationnoun

   a complicated confidence game planned and executed with great care (especially an operation implemented by undercover agents to apprehend criminals)

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1. Sting operation

   In law enforcement, a sting operation is a deceptive operation designed to catch a person attempting to commit a crime. A typical sting will have an undercover law enforcement officer, detective, or co-operative member of the public play a role as criminal partner or potential victim and go along with a suspect's actions to gather evidence of the suspect's wrongdoing. Mass media journalists occasionally resort to sting operations to record video and broadcast to expose criminal activity.Sting operations are common in many countries, such as the United States, but they are not permitted in some countries, such as Sweden or France. There are prohibitions on conducting certain types of sting operations, such as in the Philippines, where it is illegal for law enforcers to pose as drug dealers to apprehend buyers of illegal drugs.

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1. sting operation

   A sting operation is a deceptive tactic used by law enforcement agencies to catch a person engaging in criminal activity. This involves an undercover agent or informant offering an opportunity to undertake illegal action, and then gathering evidence against the unsuspecting suspect. The aim is to deter, disrupt, or catch people committing crimes, such as drug trafficking, prostitution, fraud, theft, or terrorism.

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1. Sting operation

   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 suspect's actions to gather evidence of the suspect's wrongdoing. Sting operations are common in many countries including the United States, but not allowed in other countries such as Sweden and the Netherlands.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sting operation in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

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   The numerical value of sting operation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of sting operation in a Sentence

1. Jason Felch:

   Federal agents are being offered looted stuff out of Syria, but they don't even have the resources to set up a sting operation.

2. Mary McNamara:

   This is really a case about what the appropriate sentence should be, and here is a young guy who is immature, said some stupid things online, and the FBI sent out their best people to try to get a sting operation going.

3. Evan Nierman:

   Both should expect to face withering criticism in the days ahead since this story touches a nerve, especially for parents without the means to pay their kids' way into prestigious schools, expect this topic to dog Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin since the nature of the sting operation reveals famous, rich and powerful people apparently playing by a different set of rules than everyone else.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=sting operation
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sting_Operation
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=sting operation