moral police

English

Noun

moral police pl (plural only)

  1. Vigilantes or groups that try to enforce their moral laws on others.
    Coordinate term: culture warrior
  2. A special police force in some conservative countries, such as Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Malaysia, that enforces religious laws by punishing sinners.

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See also
  • Sharia patrol, Sharia police, Syariah police (Malaysia), religious police
  • JAWI (Malaysian Islamic moral police), JAIS (Islamic moral police specific to Selangor)

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