| 单词 | felon-setting |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfelon-setting felon-setting n. (see quots.). ΘΚΠ society > law > law enforcement > law-enforcement or peace-officer > [adjective] > arresting offenders shoulder-clapping1621 felon-setting1890 society > law > administration of justice > general proceedings > arrest > [noun] > catching thieves felon-setting1890 1890 Pall Mall Gaz. 20 Sept. 4/3 The felon-setting policy in which they have been engaged for a long time past. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses iii. xvi. [Eumaeus] 596 Refuse to have anything to do with them..and their felonsetting. 1970 Guardian 6 June 11/7 Felon setting is a peculiarly Irish term, which recalls a deep and ancient hatred of the informer, a central figure in Irish history. It is felon setting to whisper to the Guards or the Special Branch about what the boys are up to. To some, apparently, it was felon setting for Jack Lynch to pass the documents in the arms affair to the Attorney-General. < as lemmas |
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