ASBO
/ (ˈæzˌbəʊ) /
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n acronym for
British anti-social behaviour order: a civil order made against a persistently anti-social individual which restricts his or her activities or movements, a breach of which results in criminal charges
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Words nearby ASBO
asbestos cement, asbestosis, as big as life, Asbjörnsen, ASBM, ASBO, Asbury, Asbury Park, ASC, Ascanius, ASCAP
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How to use ASBO in a sentence
It was nice to write Lionel Asbo because it was very much in the present.
Martin Amis—whose latest novel, Lionel Asbo, has just been published—may be suffering from Norman Mailer syndrome.
“I despair at you sometimes, Des,” Asbo says addressing his nephew.