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old schoolCharacteristic of a style, outlook, or method employed in a former era, remembered either as inferior to the current style, or alternately, remembered nostalgically as superior or preferable to the new style, the older denoting something that would be considered out of date or out of fashion to some, but as such, is considered by others as cool and hip.Rate it:

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on the lamRunning away, usually from the police; on the run.Rate it:

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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.Rate it:

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perp walkThe intentional public display before news cameras of someone in police custody, especially someone famous or notorious, for the purpose of satisfying public interest, demonstrating the authorities' effectiveness, or shaming the person.Rate it:

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police beatA small police station, with a limited range of facilities, located in an officer's residence or in a shopping centre.Rate it:

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police beatUsed other than as an idiom: see police, beat.Rate it:

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rock alongTo progress in a smooth fashion.Rate it:

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root aboutTo rummage; to look for something in a somewhat aimless fashion.Rate it:

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rufen Sie die Polizeicall the policeRate it:

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saeculi consuetudo or ratio atque inclinatio temporis (temporum)the spirit of the times, the fashion.Rate it:

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screw the poochTo screw up; to fail in dramatic and ignominious fashion.Rate it:

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slave to fashionA person who is particularly concerned that his or her clothing and physical appearance conform to the current, accepted style.Rate it:

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slippery as an eelSo crafty, or cunning that they cannot be caught by the police, although it is known that they are acting illegally.Rate it:

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special constablespart-time police volunteersRate it:

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tant bien que malSo-so; Neither well nor ill; After a fashion. Rate it:

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too hot to holdA place that has too much police activity to harbor a fugitive unnoticed.Rate it:

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vice squadpolice departmentRate it:

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whip outto complete or make something in a quick fashion.Rate it:

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wooden-topA uniformed police officer.Rate it:

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wooden-topUniformed police officers.Rate it:

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