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black-on-blackInteractions that occur between black people, notably crime that is perpetrated by one black person against another.Rate it:

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breaking and enteringThe crime of gaining unauthorized entry into another's property by force.Rate it:

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catch someone red-handedTo discover or capture someone in the act of committing a crime.Rate it:

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come forwardTo offer help or information (especially, about a crime).Rate it:

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diminished capacitya mental state that makes a person less answerable for a crimeRate it:

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frame upTo arrange fraudulent evidence to falsely implicate of a crime; to frame.Rate it:

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ghetto birdA police helicopter, specifically in the context of patrolling or searching impoverished, high-crime urban areas (the ghetto).Rate it:

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gloss overTo cover up a mistake or a crime; to hush up or whitewash.Rate it:

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go equippedTo possess tools, weapons or other articles with the intent of using them to commit a crime.Rate it:

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hanging offenceA crime so serious that it is punishable by means of death by hanging.Rate it:

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il vient de faire un mauvais coupHe has just committed a crime.Rate it:

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inside jobA crime or other illicit action committed by or with the help of someone either employed by the victim or entrusted with access to the victim's affairs and premises.Rate it:

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l'abîme appelle l'abîmeUn excès conduit à un autre excès, un crime amène un autre crime.Rate it:

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mautadine de crime binneExclamation populaire plutôt non-dépréciative manifestant l’étonnement, la surprise.Rate it:

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neighbourhood watchIn Britain, a local crime-prevention scheme. Under police supervision, groups of residents agree to increase watchfulness in order to prevent crimes such as burglary and vandalism in their area.Rate it:

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pauvreté n'est pas vicePoverty is no crime.Rate it:

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press chargesTo formally accuse a person of a crime, especially by an ordinary person.Rate it:

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price on one's headA compensation for capturing or killing a person, especially someone guilty of a crime.Rate it:

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scelera moliri (Att. 7. 11)to meditate crime.Rate it:

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scelere se devincire, se obstringere, astringito commit a crime and so make oneself liable to the consequences of it.Rate it:

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scelus (in se) concipere, suscipereto commit a crime and so make oneself liable to the consequences of it.Rate it:

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scelus edere in aliquem (Sest. 26. 58)to commit a crime against some one.Rate it:

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scelus facere, committereto commit crime.Rate it:

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scelus scelere cumulare (Catil. 1. 6. 14)to heap crime on crime.Rate it:

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scelus supplicio expiareto expiate a crime by punishment.Rate it:

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smoking gunEvidence, particularly of a crime, that is difficult or impossible to dispute.Rate it:

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vita omnibus flagitiis inquinataa life defiled by every crime.Rate it:

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vita omnibus flagitiis, vitiis deditaa life defiled by every crime.Rate it:

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