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shakedown: to blackmail or try to get money from someone; also to give someone a scare. shy: the interest charged on loans by loan sharks. shylock business: the business of loansharking. sitdown: a meeting, esp. with another family. soldier: the bottom-level member of an organized crime family who is made.
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Shakedown or Shake Down may refer to: Shakedown (continuum mechanics), a type of plastic deformation; Shakedown (testing) or a shakedown cruise, a period of testing undergone by a ship, airplane or other craft before being declared operational; Extortion, a criminal act of coercion or intimidation for personal gain
Apr. 13—It began in 2011 with a Kenny Chesney concert, a troublesome limo ride and an unsuccessful shakedown by tough-talking police officers doing a favor for another cop and his daughter. Now ...
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The following is a list of slang terms used to refer to federal agents, which are used by the public, members of organized crime, anti-establishment political groups or individuals, and occasionally other federal employees. This list does not encompass slang terms used to refer to local police departments, nor those that denote the agencies ...
This is a shakedown,” Spiro wrote in a Dec. 9 filing. “Every day and in real-time, Buzbee continues to amplify false narratives, exploiting the legal process to generate media attention and ...
Given the numerous police tactical units in the country, only a partial list of examples is provided below: People's Police. Public Security Organs Counter-Terrorism and Special Police Corps of Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau (Blue Sword Commando) Special Police Corps of Shanghai Municipal Public Security Bureau (Riot Commando)