187
n.— «The number 187 is frequently used in gang graffiti around the United States, and represents the number of the California Penal Code for homicide. Graffiti which includes 187 is literally making a death threat.» —“The Newspaper of the Streets” by Janene Rae National Alliance of Gange Investigator Associations , 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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