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  2. List of police-related slang terms - Wikipedia

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    Serbian slang for police, used to disrespect the police officers, comes from the word "ker" which in slang means dog. Kchulim Hebrew slang for police officers. Comes from the word "Kachol", which means blue. Kaka Slang for police in Maharashtra, literally means paternal uncle. [39] Khatmal

  3. Informant - Wikipedia

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    Informants are extremely common in every-day police work, including homicide and narcotics investigations. Any citizen who provides crime-related information to law enforcement by definition is an informant. [6] Law enforcement and intelligence agencies may face criticism regarding their conduct towards informants.

  4. Supergrass (informant) - Wikipedia

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    Supergrass is a British slang term for an informant who turns King's evidence, often in return for protection and immunity from prosecution.In the British criminal world, police informants have been called "grasses" since the late 1930s, and the "super" prefix was coined by journalists in the early 1970s to describe those who witnessed against fellow criminals in a series of high-profile mass ...

  5. Category:Police informants - Wikipedia

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  6. Glossary of early twentieth century slang in the United States

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    Notes Works cited References External links 0-9 S.S. Kresge Lunch Counter and Soda Fountain, about 1920 86 Main article: 86 1. Soda-counter term meaning an item was no longer available 2. "Eighty-six" means to discard, eliminate, or deny service A abe's cabe 1. Five dollar bill 2. See fin, a fiver, half a sawbuck absent treatment Engaging in dance with a cautious partner ab-so-lute-ly ...

  7. List of slang terms for federal agents - Wikipedia

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    A term used in some post-soviet countries to refer to a member of the secret police. Mukhabarat, Al-Amn: Arabic terms for "intelligence" and "security", the former is mainly used for foreign intelligence whereas the latter is used for domestic intelligence. Moscas Border Patrol Police. [11] Narc, Nark, Narq An informant or an undercover DEA ...

  8. List of English words of Romani origin - Wikipedia

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    nark – a police informer (from nāk "nose") pal – friend (from phral "brother") posh – fancy, upper-class (possibly from a Romani term for money) Romanipen – the spirit of being Romani, "Romani-ness" shiv – an improvised knife or similar weapon (from chivomengro "knife") [4]

  9. William J. Oliver - Wikipedia

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    William J. Oliver, (?1774–1827) also known as Oliver the Spy, W. J. Richards and W. O. Jones, was a police informer and supposed agent provocateur at a time of social unrest, immediately after the Napoleonic Wars.