"narcotics" meaning in English

See narcotics in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: narcotic + -s Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|narcotic|s}} narcotic + -s Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} narcotics (not comparable)
  1. Alternative form of narcotic; Pertaining to narcotic drugs. Tags: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Alternative form of: narcotic (extra: Pertaining to narcotic drugs)
    Sense id: en-narcotics-en-adj-JtQzjY4n
  2. (law enforcement, law, politics) Pertaining to illicit drugs, especially psychoactive ones. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Law, Law enforcement, Politics
    Sense id: en-narcotics-en-adj-iHfYdbmH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -s Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 71 12 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -s: 22 70 8 Topics: government, law, law-enforcement, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: anti-narcotics, antinarcotics, counter-narcotics, counternarcotics

Noun

Etymology: narcotic + -s Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|narcotic|s}} narcotic + -s Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} narcotics
  1. plural of narcotic Tags: form-of, plural Form of: narcotic
    Sense id: en-narcotics-en-noun-GdQhZ1WO

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