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pulk

pulk Β n.β€”Β Β«Not such an easy feat when you are moving forward on skis pulling a sledβ€”or pulk, as it is calledβ€”with 140 pounds of weight to simulate all the food and equipment that must travel with each polar explorer.Β»Β β€”β€œLawyer learns to keep cool in...

black-coat

black-coat Β n.β€”Β Β«The β€œblack-coats” as the lawyers are being affectionately called these days, have never shown this kind of unity, nor this temerity, before.» —by Masud AlamΒ in Islamabad, PakistanΒ BBC NewsΒ (United Kingdom)Β Mar. 17, 2007. (source:...

dump truck

dump truck Β n.β€”Β Β«Mr. Minkin is what some drug lawyers deride as a β€œdump truck,” an attorney whose clients plead guilty and cooperate. Indeed, the 59-year-old Mr. Minkin says he is β€œsecond to none in…knowing how to make deals.β€Β»Β β€”β€œDrug Lawyer Offers...

bolo

bolo
Β v.β€”Β Β«A second soldier also blew it (or, in Army parlance, β€œBoloed it”. As in Bolo.Β»Β β€”β€œThe Lawyer” by majorsamuelΒ The Kosovo KronichlesΒ Dec. 18, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

noisy withdrawal

noisy withdrawal Β n.β€”Β Β«β€œNoisy withdrawal”—where lawyers are required if necessary to resign with notice to the SEC where there has been a serious breach of securities law.Β»Β β€”β€œLet me in, I’m a lawyer” by Jon RobbinsΒ IndependentΒ (U.K.)Β May 10, 2004...