pizza-parlour justice
n.— «Two-for-one credit, also known as pizza-parlour justice, should be another target for reform this year. That’s where inmates are credited double-time for pre-trial custody, which makes no sense. Criminals play the system and stay in pre-trial custody as long as possible to reduce their overall time behind bars.» —“Justice reform Phase 2″ by Tom Brodbeck WInnipeg Sun (Manitoba, Canada) Mar. 5, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
English spelling is a hot mess, even for native speakers. But as a new book shows, would-be spelling reformers, including Benjamin Franklin and Theodore Roosevelt, eventually just gave up. Also, what do you call your fellow parent in front of the...
Jodie in Norfolk, Virginia, reports that a new restaurant there serving New Haven-style pizza is called District Apizza, pronounced “ah-BEETS.” The word apizza is a remnant of the language of Italian immigrants who settled in Connecticut, from la...