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单词 to turn in to government
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to turn in to government
c. transitive. Australian. To return (a convict who is in service to a private individual) to official custody (more fully to turn in to government). Obsolete (historical in later use).
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society > law > administration of justice > general proceedings > arrest > [verb (transitive)] > hand over to police custody
to turn in1826
in charge (of)1887
1826 Colonial Times (Hobart, Austral.) 1 Dec. If he finds what he gets are no better than those he had before, we ask, is it unreasonable in him to turn them in?
1830 R. Dawson Present State Austral. v. 201 I asked him..the reason of his having been ‘turned in’, as they call it, to government.
1835 Cornwall Chron. (Launceston, Austral.) 18 Apr. 2 As a last resource, to prevent ourselves being further taxed with the support of a saucy servant, we ‘turn him in’.
1902 Australasian (Melbourne) 18 Oct. 51/3 If any of you jib at the job, let me know like men, and I'll turn you in and get others.
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