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Asbo

Asbo n. a court order designed to curtail unwanted public behavior. Also ASBO. Etymological Note: anti-social behaviour order (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

Asbo

Asbo  n.— «The move would give Scotland’s local authorities, who would be able to apply for Anti-Social Behaviour Orders (Asbos), greater clout in trying to deal with unruly tenants.…It would be unprecedented for the police to apply...

Asbo

Asbo  n.— «Anti-social behaviour orders, introduced in 1999, work successfully where they are implemented, according to the new Home Office study.…Known as Asbos, the orders are designed to prevent theft, intimidation, drunkenness...

jointery

jointery n. command shared between two or more branches of military; (hence) military command shared between two or more nations. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

jointery

jointery  n.— «Peacekeeping will have major procurement implications: there will be an emphasis on flexibility and amphibiosity and the marines will have a new significance. There are implications for heavy transport and training and for...

jointery

jointery  n.— «The Government, however, now has to turn the rhetoric of the SDR into reality—in particular, what Johns describes as the key theme of “jointery,” of tri -service commands—known as Purple commands in the UK...

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