snatch squad

noun

A group of police officers who rush forward in formation so as to apprehend an individual from a crowd.

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Meanings

nounsnatch squad (plural snatch squads)

plural snatch squads

  1. UKA group of police officers who rush forward in formation so as to apprehend an individual from a crowd.

    There have been numerous reports of snatch squads detaining men on the street and drafting them into the army.

    2022 September 19, Luke Harding, “Russia no longer has full control of Luhansk as Ukraine recaptures village”, in The Guardian
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APA

snatch squad. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snatch%20squad

MLA

“snatch squad.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snatch%20squad. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “snatch squad,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snatch%20squad.

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