Crime, law & order
These usages are arranged alphabetically here, all having something to do with the theme of "crime, law and order." For fuller information about each usage, see the main list. There are twenty-six files. Just click onto the appropriate letter.
151 entries
a carpet, to get athree-month prison sentence
three-month prison sentence
ABHactual bodily harm
actual bodily harm
Full A–Z entry →GBHgrievous bodily harm
grievous bodily harm
Full A–Z entry →assoshwatching T.V. in prison
watching T.V. in prison
Full A–Z entry →back-hander, aunder the table money
under the table money
Full A–Z entry →banged upput in a prison cell
put in a prison cell
Full A–Z entry →battle wagonpolice jeep
police jeep
battle-taxipolice jeep
police jeep
beak, thethe judge
the judge
Full A–Z entry →beastsex-offender
sex-offender
Full A–Z entry →bendersuspended sentence
suspended sentence
Full A–Z entry →bentstolen
stolen
Full A–Z entry →birda prison sentence
a prison sentence
Full A–Z entry →bizziesthe police
the police
Full A–Z entry →black economyundeclared and therefore untaxable income for work
undeclared and therefore untaxable income for work
Full A–Z entry →blackiepolice van
police van
Full A–Z entry →blue paper with a duck on, asummons
summons
Blue Brickprison
prison
break eleven, toto get caught
to get caught
Full A–Z entry →breckcondemned prisoner's last meal
condemned prisoner's last meal
Full A–Z entry →bundle away, towhisk a suspect away
whisk a suspect away
Full A–Z entry →bungsbribes
bribes
business girlprostitute
prostitute
Full A–Z entry →Busysthe police
the police
cabbagingpilfering
pilfering
Full A–Z entry →card schoolillegal card game
illegal card game
Full A–Z entry →casualsexpensively dressed marauding gangs
expensively dressed marauding gangs
Full A–Z entry →clat, toinform
inform
clockingstaring at a witness in a threatening manner
staring at a witness in a threatening manner
Full A–Z entry →collar felt, to get one'sto get arrested
to get arrested
cop shoppolice station
police station
Full A–Z entry →cougha confession
a confession
Full A–Z entry →cowprostitute
prostitute
cowboysfly-by-night tradesmen
fly-by-night tradesmen
CPLcommon prostitute loitering
common prostitute loitering
Full A–Z entry →CPScommon prostitute soliciting
common prostitute soliciting
Full A–Z entry →dee block, thethe punishment block at Walton Prison
the punishment block at Walton Prison
dee, thethe detective
the detective
dicin' by a jockeystreet racing in a stolen car
street racing in a stolen car
dipperpickpocket
pickpocket
Full A–Z entry →dishonestly handlingreceiving stolen goods
receiving stolen goods
do ther mint, torob a meter
rob a meter
Full A–Z entry →Dogs's (H)ome, theWalton Jail
Walton Jail
doin' a runnerescaping
escaping
Douse, keepin, to beto be a lookout for signs of police
to be a lookout for signs of police
dousy, aa lookout for a gambling operation
a lookout for a gambling operation
Full A–Z entry →Eck, eck!beware, police are coming!
beware, police are coming!
fiddle, on theon the take, scam
on the take, scam
filth, thethe police
the police
flog, toto sell illegally
to sell illegally
Full A–Z entry →footmanfoot patrolman
foot patrolman
Full A–Z entry →foreignerpersonal job done on employer's time
personal job done on employer's time
gobberswallower of evidence
swallower of evidence
Full A–Z entry →gom, toto report someone to the police
to report someone to the police
grass, toto give information to the police
to give information to the police
Full A–Z entry →growlersexual offender
sexual offender
Full A–Z entry →Gurk, the(Joe Gerk's)The Walton Prison
The Walton Prison
horse boxvan for moving prisoners to and from court
van for moving prisoners to and from court
Full A–Z entry →hookscriminals
criminals
identity paradepolice line-up
police line-up
Full A–Z entry →Intensive Care Unitpunishment block of prison
punishment block of prison
Full A–Z entry →jacksdetectives
detectives
jam butty car, apolice car
police car
jam rollparole
parole
jankers, to be onto be in a military jail
to be in a military jail
Full A–Z entry →jelly mana safe breaker
a safe breaker
Full A–Z entry →jockeydriver of a stolen car
driver of a stolen car
Full A–Z entry →Joe Gerk, theWalton Prison
Walton Prison
judy-scufferwoman police officer
woman police officer
Full A–Z entry →Jug, theWalton Jail
Walton Jail
keepin' dixiebeing a lookout for some illegal operation
being a lookout for some illegal operation
Kirkby kisshead-butting the face
head-butting the face
Full A–Z entry →knock offstolen property
stolen property
Full A–Z entry →lag, ajailbird
jailbird
macinggetting goods by fraud
getting goods by fraud
Full A–Z entry →meat wagonprisoner vehicles
prisoner vehicles
Full A–Z entry →minesweeperstealer of pub drinks, food
stealer of pub drinks, food
Full A–Z entry →Mingeespolice
police
Full A–Z entry →mint, to do therob a meter
rob a meter
mizzle, toto flee, hide
to flee, hide
moonlight flit, to do amoving to avoid debts owed
moving to avoid debts owed
mushed, to bearrested
arrested
Muskerspolice
police
Full A–Z entry →nallered, to bearresrted
arresrted
nark, toto give information to the police
to give information to the police
Full A–Z entry →nick off, todeparture to avoid the law
departure to avoid the law
Full A–Z entry →nick, tosteal
steal
nickjail
jail
Full A–Z entry →Nick, theWalton Jail
Walton Jail
Full A–Z entry →nobbledrugging a horse to keep it from winning
drugging a horse to keep it from winning
noddy bikesmall motor scooter
small motor scooter
Full A–Z entry →noncesex-offender
sex-offender
Full A–Z entry →nut-crackerpoliceman
policeman
Full A–Z entry →Old Billpolice officer
police officer
Full A–Z entry →on your toes, to berun away quickly
run away quickly
one eyed people, thetown of Birkenhead
town of Birkenhead
Paddy Kellydock police officer
dock police officer
Full A–Z entry →panda carpolice car
police car
Plaineesplainclothes police
plainclothes police
Full A–Z entry →rat-trap carcar rigged to trap car-thieves
car rigged to trap car-thieves
railway bogiesrailway police
railway police
Full A–Z entry →redbanda prison trustee
a prison trustee
Full A–Z entry →rent bookbail money
bail money
Full A–Z entry →ringerstolen car
stolen car
Full A–Z entry →rozzerpoliceman
policeman
Full A–Z entry →rumbled, to beto be informed on or exposed
to be informed on or exposed
Full A–Z entry →scallyrogue
rogue
Scally Spotterpolice helicopter
police helicopter
screwa prison officer
a prison officer
screw, toto break into
to break into
scriptcriminal plan
criminal plan
scufferpolice officer
police officer
shoplifters's expresstrains coming into Liverpool from the immediate countryside
trains coming into Liverpool from the immediate countryside
sin binprison punishment area
prison punishment area
six five speciala sudden cell transfer in prison
a sudden cell transfer in prison
slopa police constable
a police constable
smash and grabstore window thefts
store window thefts
snouttabacco in prison
tabacco in prison
sparcell-mate
cell-mate
spooked, to beto be under police surveillance
to be under police surveillance
Stipe, theStipendiary Magistrate
Stipendiary Magistrate
stitched upframed
framed
stuffersconcealers of drugs in body orifices
concealers of drugs in body orifices
swallowerseaters of evidence
eaters of evidence
tabbiehighly vulnerable elderly person
highly vulnerable elderly person
Full A–Z entry →to have been fitted up, or tooled upequipped with burglary tools
equipped with burglary tools
to have been donearrested
arrested
tomjewelry
jewelry
tooled upequipped with burglary tools
equipped with burglary tools
Full A–Z entry →toss schoolcoin pitching crowd
coin pitching crowd
transitpolice carriers
police carriers
under the counter workwork done for undeclared and therefore untaxed income
work done for undeclared and therefore untaxed income
Full A–Z entry →Ville, dePentonville Prison
Pentonville Prison
Waldorf Astoria, theWalton Jail
Walton Jail
Wally, theWalton Jail
Walton Jail
warrant keypolice sledgehammer
police sledgehammer
whip, tosteal
steal
white liver suspectwoman who may have been poisoning her husbands
woman who may have been poisoning her husbands
Full A–Z entry →wicked, thethe police
the police
Full A–Z entry →working jacka detective
a detective
Full A–Z entry →SAYINGS: CRIME, LAW AND ORDER
De quare feller's lampinthe stranger(perhaps police officer) is looking at us
the stranger(perhaps police officer) is looking at us
Let's give de fellers de griffin(information)
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Ed must seen yer nick(steal) de slummy(personal belongings or cash)
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(H)ere yar, Ma. Eighteenpence--On an' Eighta quick change artist
a quick change artist
Dowse itTrouble! Let's get away from here
Trouble! Let's get away from here
Full A–Z entry →get seton the alert!
on the alert!
mind yer car, mister?it's for your own good mister.
it's for your own good mister.
Moonlight flit, to do aa few steps ahead of the landlord
a few steps ahead of the landlord
Kekka mush dtherz a musker in thee `aystackShut up. A policeman is overhearing us.
Shut up. A policeman is overhearing us.
This is stuff that fell off the backs of wagons (or lorries)It's all hot, stolen.
It's all hot, stolen.
Once a policeman, never a man
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