buy-busts

A form of buy-bust — The police tactic of purchasing illegal drugs or other contraband from a dealer or supplier in order to arrest the seller.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of buy-bust
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APA

buy-busts. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buy-busts

MLA

“buy-busts.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buy-busts. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “buy-busts,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buy-busts.

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