throw shade v. phr.— «The cops say I’ve been ID’d as a tall white male with a receding hairline. “Hang on,” I say. “You’re throwing shade?” My vanity’s been struck. Where’s the justice...
bankster n.— «The Dominican government’s victory in a Miami courtroom earlier this week over one of the Caribbean nation’s most powerful financiers was a milestone in bringing the alleged architects of the country’s 2003 banking crisis to...
testilying n.— «Allegations of “testilying,” as such false or misleading testimony is sometimes called, continue to tarnish Boston’s criminal justice system.» —“System to stem police perjury not implemented” by...
gronk n.— «In a letter Armytage later wrote to the then Minister for Juvenile Justice, Faye Lo Po,” he listed examples of the racial abuse the youths alleged they had been subjected to. “You black c—, you got no ticker.”...
foot fault n.— «[Antonin] Scalia, the only justice on Favish’s side today, puts it bluntly to him: “We have relatives here who will be very much harmed. You’ve demonstrated some foot faults, the investigators made mistakes. Who...
punch list n.— «It has run into problems with some companies that have not developed the “punch list” of digital-age surveillance capabilities requested by law enforcement approved by the FCC under CALEA» —“Lawmakers See...