Meaning of amagent | Babel Free

Definitions

A young male criminal gang member.

South-Africa

Examples

“In the amagents' telling, police regularly accept bribes to overlook the crimes or drop the charges against the amagents.”

“Young black men who are engaged in crime — or amagents as they are popularly known in townships — told interviewers that violent and broken homes and poverty were the two key factors that had influenced their decision to become involved […]”

“Amagents may be defined as young men who tend to regard themselves as streetwise and may be involved in petty or serious criminal activity.”

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