assault and battery »
. This legal distinction exists only in jurisdictions that distinguish assault as threatened violence rather than actual violence.
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banyan day »
In British naval tradition, this originally referred to a day of the week when galley kitchens served no meat on board ship.
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barrel »
The quantity which constitutes a full barrel. This varies for different articles and also in different places for the same article, being regulated by custom or by law. A barrel of wine is 31 1/2 gallons; a barrel of flour is 196 pounds; of beer 31 gallons; of ale 32 gallons; of crude oil 42 gallons.
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below the belt »
Of a punch, landing illegally, below the opponent's waist.
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black »
Illegitimate, illegal or disgraced.
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blow the whistle »
To disclose information to the public or to appropriate authorities concerning the illegal or socially harmful actions of a person or group, especially a corporation or government agency.
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booze can »
A nightclub or bar, especially one which operates illegally or is otherwise disreputable.
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brass monkey »
A cocktail of vodka, rum and orange juice, sometimes with the addition of galliano.
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brass neck »
A person with gall.
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brass neck »
Gall, shamelessness, cheek.
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break into »
To enter illegally or by force.
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bright line »
A clear distinction in the context of a legal or moral judgment.
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by the book »
In a manner which adheres strictly to rules, legal requirements, or official procedures.
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by-the-book »
Adhering strictly to rules, legal requirements, or official procedures.
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come of age »
To reach a specific age where one is legally considered to be an adult.
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company »
In legal context, an entity that manufactures or sells products , or provides services as a commercial venture. A corporation.
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company »
In non-legal context, any business, without respect to incorporation.
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cook the books »
To manipulate accounting information, esp. illegally, by a corporation.
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deadbeat dad »
A man, especially one who is divorced or estranged from his partner, who fails to provide monetary child support when he is legally required to do so.
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dirty money »
Money that is illegally gained, illegally transferred or illegally utilized. Especially money gained through forgery, bribery, or thievery.
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do drugs »
To abuse an illegal drug or drugs, especially as a result of chemical addiction.
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fall off a truck »
Of an item of merchandise, to come into a person's possession without having been paid for; to be acquired illegally.
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fall off the back of a lorry »
Of an item of merchandise, to come into a perons's possession without having been paid for; to have been acquired illegally.
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funny stuff »
Irregular, often illegal, activities.
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gallows humor »
Comedy that makes light of death or other very serious matters.
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get away with murder »
To do something bad or illegal and not be punished.
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get into trouble »
To perform an action which is illegal, prohibited, forbidden or proscribed and to become subject to punishment for such action.
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go off at score »
Of a horse, to break suddenly into a gallop; of a person, suddenly to say or do something impetuous.
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hold someone's feet to the fire »
To maintain personal, social, political, or legal pressure on someone in order to induce him or her to comply with one's desires; to hold someone accountable for his or her actions.
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jump »
To employ a move in certain board games where one game piece is moved from one legal position to another passing over the position of another piece.
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legal beagle »
A skillful and adroit attorney.
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legal duty »
A duty prescribed by the law, to act or forbear from acting.
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legal duty »
I've done my legal duty.
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legal eagle »
A skillful and adroit attorney.
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light bucket »
Nickname for a reflecting telescope, especially one with a relatively large aperture and suitable for observing deep sky objects such as nebulae and galaxies.
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line one's pockets »
To accumulate personal wealth, especially in an illegal or morally objectionable manner.
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low blow »
An unfair or illegal blow that lands below the opponent’s waist; a groin attack..
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make for »
????, translator unknown, author Galileo Galilei, Two Chief World Systems.
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make over »
To transfer ownership, especially by means of a legal document.
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monkey business »
An activity that may be considered illegal, questionable, or a vice, but not felonious.
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ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny »
(biology, social sciences, art, philosophy) The physical, cultural, moral, or intellectual development of each individual passes through stages similar to the developmental stages of that individual's species, society, or civilization.1905, J. A. Harris, "The Importance of Investigations of Seedling Stages," Science, New Series, vol. 22, no. 554, p. 186:With reference to seedling stages the statement that ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny must be made with great reserve.1961, M. E. Wolfgang, "Pioneers in Criminology: Cesare Lombroso (1835-1909)," The Journal of Criminal Law, Criminology, and Police Science, vol. 52, no. 4, p. 367:Haeckel maintained that ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny, and this idea was incorporated by Lombroso into his parallelism between the criminal and the child.2002, B. S. Jackson, "Models in Legal History: The Case of Biblical Law," Journal of Law and Religion, vol. 18, no. 1, p. 11:For even if we accept that "ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny," those responsible for the drafting of ancient legal documents were not children, and are hardly to be endowed with some form of infantile mentality.
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out of wedlock »
Of parents not legally married.
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peanut gallery »
Any source of heckling, unwelcome commentary or criticism, especially from a know-it-all or of an inexpert nature.
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penny pincher »
One who spends little money; one who is very frugal or cautious with money.
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pinchpenny »
One who spends little money; one who is very frugal or cautious with money.
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play to the gallery »
To appeal to the least sophisticated parts of an audience in order to obtain maximum approval.
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rip off »
To copy, especially illegally.
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scrimp and save »
To scrimp greatly; to economize; to live very frugally, particularly when saving for something.
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sell-by date »
The final date on which a perishable product can be legally sold to the public.
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slippery as an eel »
So crafty, or cunning that they cannot be caught by the police, although it is known that they are acting illegally.
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talk like an apothecary »
To use hard or gallipot words: from the assumed gravity and affectation of knowledge generally put on by the gentlemen of this profession, who are commonly as superficial in their learning as they are pedantic in their language.
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wouldn't shout if a shark bit him »
Frugal, miserly.
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