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[US] Cleveland Foundation Survey of Criminal Justice in Cleveland 1 42: [L]iquor law violators—for the most part foreigners making ‘home brew’.
at brew, n.
[US] Cleveland Foundation Survey of Criminal Justice in Cleveland 1 60: It is no longer necessary for police court runners to look over the contents of the ‘bull pen’ for old and new clients.
at bullpen, n.
[US] Cleveland Foundation Survey of Criminal Justice in Cleveland III 43: [T]he traffic cornerman at the intersection of Superior Avenue, N.E. and the Public Square.
at corner man (n.) under corner, n.2
[US] Cleveland Foundation Survey of Criminal Justice in Cleveland VI 17: There are at least two quiz courses conducted in Cleveland for the purpose of cramming candidates for the bar examinations.
at cram, v.
[US] Cleveland Foundation Survey of Criminal Justice in Cleveland 1 96: Cleveland became known as an ‘easy town,’ which it certainly was.
at easy, adj.
[US] Cleveland Foundation Survey of Criminal Justice in Cleveland II 137: [T]he Advertising Club promotes the prosecution of ‘fake’ advertisements .
at fake, n.1
[US] Cleveland Foundation Survey of Criminal Justice in Cleveland 1 35: Several of the judges have a reputation for ‘handshaking’ nearly every night in the week.
at handshake, v.
[US] Cleveland Foundation Survey of Criminal Justice in Cleveland 1 58: This method would be more apt to impress the defendant with the seriousness of the court than the game of thimble played with motions in mitigation.
at thimble-rig, n.
[US] Cleveland Foundation Survey of Criminal Justice in Cleveland 1 143: The elimination of the ‘shyster’ lawyer who gets his cases through ‘runners’ is difficult.
at runner, n.
[US] Cleveland Foundation Survey of Criminal Justice in Cleveland II 96: The fact that a defendant has ‘skipped’ his bond and not been recaptured would seem to be doubtful ground for a dismissal of the prosecution.
at skip, v.
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