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countertrafficking en · ADJ

Etymology

From counter- + trafficking.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable, of legislation, usually) Serving to counter human trafficking or drug trafficking.
    • Mexican officials complain about mixed signals from the United States, noting that even as the administration steps up law enforcement help on the border, Congress has cut back funds for a three-year, $1.4 billion drug countertrafficking campaign called the Merida Initiative. 2009 March 26, Mark Landler, “Clinton Says U.S. Feeds Mexico Drug Trade”, in New York Times: