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= dittay, n. (Anglicized spelling of the Scots Law term.) Obsolete.
North American and Australian slang. An arrest, a charge; (occasionally) imprisonment.
slang (originally and chiefly U.S.). A criminal accusation; a charge. Frequently with modifying word (see also bum rap, n. 1). Also: an…