breed v.— «A witness who cannot be named told the court that Neal told him in 2005 that he had been targeting teenage boys in suburban toilet blocks to “breed” them—a term used to describe intentionally infecting someone with HIV. Neal also...
chin check n.— «I did not know, upon my arrival at the Durango Jail, that the “Woods” were part of the Aryan Brotherhood. I did, however, witness some of what can happen if jail protocol is not followed to the letter of the “law.” A minor...
field show-up n.— «With closing arguments set to begin today, the case against 10 Long Beach youths accused of beating three white women Halloween night hinges almost entirely on identifications made in a Ralphs parking lot the night of the attack...
sherm n.— «In police documents, detectives revealed that a witness told investigators he gave rides to the two teens on the day of the slaying, first to a “sherm house” in central Little Rock.…“Sherm” is a street term for a cigarette dipped in PCP...
sprocking n.— «According to one witness Tommy Delaney and Brendan Cuddy were “sprocking” with hurleys; “sprocking” is a local term for what would elsewhere be described as “sword-fighting.”» —“Gaelic Games: Out of control” by Denis...
SODDI defense
n.— «The classic SODDI defense (Some Other Dude Did It) is always persuasive with a jury when you can put a face to a deed.» —by Steven Paul Martini Prime Witness Feb., 1994. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)