trafficking

trafficking
a) The exploitative movement of people across borders
b) The distribution of illegal drugs

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  • Trafficking — ist ein Fremdwort aus dem Englischen und bezeichnet den illegalen Handel und Schmuggel von verschiedenen Gütern. In den meisten Fällen ist Menschenhandel, Drogenhandel oder Waffenschmuggel gemeint. Das UN Trafficking Protocol ist das bedeutendste …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • trafficking — UK US /ˈtræfɪkɪŋ/ noun [U] ► the activity of buying and selling goods or people illegally: »The government has undertaken a massive drive against drug trafficking. »The prosecution of individuals involved in human trafficking is a top priority of …   Financial and business terms

  • Trafficking — Traffic Traf fic, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Trafficked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Trafficking}.] [F. trafiquer; cf. It. trafficare, Sp. traficar, trafagar, Pg. traficar, trafegar, trafeguear, LL. traficare; of uncertain origin, perhaps fr. L. trans across,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • trafficking — noun Trafficking is used after these nouns: ↑sex …   Collocations dictionary

  • trafficking — traf|fick|ing [ˈtræfıkıŋ] n [U] the buying and selling of illegal goods, especially drugs ▪ drug trafficking …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • trafficking — noun (U) the buying and selling of illegal goods, especially drugs: drug trafficking …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Trafficking of children — is a form of human trafficking. It is defined as the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring, or receiving of children for the purpose of exploitation. Commercial sexual exploitation of children can take many forms, including forcing a… …   Wikipedia

  • Trafficking in film and television — In film and television productions,trafficking in people is often portrayed on screen as involving a process of using physical force, fraud, deception, or other forms or coercion or intimidation to obtain, recruit, harbour, and transport people.… …   Wikipedia

  • trafficking — SYN: processing (1). See targeting. * * * traf·fick·ing (trafґik ing) [Old It. trafficare to trade] the carrying on of trade or communication …   Medical dictionary

  • trafficking — Synonyms and related words: agency, barter, bartering, brokerage, buying and selling, dealing, doing business, exchange, give and take, horse trading, interchange, jobbing, merchandising, retailing, swapping, trade, trading, wheeling and dealing …   Moby Thesaurus

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