noun | an·tee muh·nee lawn·der·ing
The buzzkill rules and regs that try to stop criminals from disguising their ill-gotten gains as legit cash money. AML is the narc of the financial world, harshing everyone's mellow with pesky questions about the source of your funds. Because apparently, "I sold a kidney on the dark web" isn't an acceptable answer.
Example
"The casino's AML policy is so strict, I had to prove I wasn't laundering money just to bet $100 on black."
"Bro, this new DeFi platform is the bomb - no KYC, no AML, just pure, unadulterated degeneracy!"
"I tried to deposit a fat stack of cash into my bank account, but their AML alarm bells went off faster than a coked-up Charlie Sheen."