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Definition of Gang fight
1. Noun. A fight between rival gangs of adolescents.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gang Fight
Literary usage of Gang fight
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Maggie's Sauna by Paul E. Furdon (2000)
"him alone to break up a gang fight." The monk was becoming intrigued. "How did
he break up a gang fight if he was alone?" Eddie's mind was now in cruise ..."
2. Street Gangs: Current Knowledge and Strategies by Catherine H. Conly (1993)
"Cliques in East Los Angeles rarely mix except when there is a gang fight and it
is unusual for a gang member to move from one clique to another while ..."
3. Gang Suppression & Intervention: An Assessment by Irving A. Spergel (1993)
"... 13 percent of males and 5.2 percent of females reported they had been involved
in a gang fight (Gottfredson, Gottfredson, and Cook 1983). ..."
4. The Principles of Sociology by Edward Alsworth Ross (1920)
"The gang fight, brutal and useless as it commonly is, also calls for the highest
devotion. It is fought not for personal ends but for the honor of the gang. ..."
5. The Discipline of the School by Frances Milton Irene Morehouse (1914)
"There is also the gang-fight, growing out of that intense loyalty to "our crowd"
which seems to be part of a city boy's religion. ..."
6. Questions and Answers in Lethal and Non-Lethal Violence: Proceedings of the edited by Richard L. Block (1994)
"Examples: street gang fight, barroom brawl, domestic fight, bystander killed in
crossfire of such a fight.24 (2) Other Expressive: Offender's immediate and ..."
7. Spirals of Suffering: Public Violence and Children by Brian Rock (1997)
"... displaced 33.7 17,67 Being the target of social violence (eg being in a gang
fight) 28,0 29,69 Being the target of violence between different political ..."
8. Maggie's Sauna by Paul E. Furdon (2000)
"him alone to break up a gang fight." The monk was becoming intrigued. "How did
he break up a gang fight if he was alone?" Eddie's mind was now in cruise ..."
9. Street Gangs: Current Knowledge and Strategies by Catherine H. Conly (1993)
"Cliques in East Los Angeles rarely mix except when there is a gang fight and it
is unusual for a gang member to move from one clique to another while ..."
10. Gang Suppression & Intervention: An Assessment by Irving A. Spergel (1993)
"... 13 percent of males and 5.2 percent of females reported they had been involved
in a gang fight (Gottfredson, Gottfredson, and Cook 1983). ..."
11. The Principles of Sociology by Edward Alsworth Ross (1920)
"The gang fight, brutal and useless as it commonly is, also calls for the highest
devotion. It is fought not for personal ends but for the honor of the gang. ..."
12. The Discipline of the School by Frances Milton Irene Morehouse (1914)
"There is also the gang-fight, growing out of that intense loyalty to "our crowd"
which seems to be part of a city boy's religion. ..."
13. Questions and Answers in Lethal and Non-Lethal Violence: Proceedings of the edited by Richard L. Block (1994)
"Examples: street gang fight, barroom brawl, domestic fight, bystander killed in
crossfire of such a fight.24 (2) Other Expressive: Offender's immediate and ..."
14. Spirals of Suffering: Public Violence and Children by Brian Rock (1997)
"... displaced 33.7 17,67 Being the target of social violence (eg being in a gang
fight) 28,0 29,69 Being the target of violence between different political ..."
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