bad rap
n. a false criminal charge.Freddy got stuck with a bad rap.All those guys get nothing but bad raps. Nobody's ever guilty.
bag
tr. to capture and arrest someone. (Underworld.)They bagged the robber with the loot still on him.We'll be able to bag the alleged killer when we have more evidence.
bagged
mod. arrested.“You are bagged,” said the officer, clapping a hand on the suspect's shoulder.“I'm not bagged yet, copper,” said the crook.
batted and batted out
mod. arrested. (Underworld.)I got batted out on my first day as a booster.This gal got batted twice last year on the same rap.
bust
1.
n. a raid by the police.
The cops staged a bust on Max's place.I knew it was a bust the minute they broke in the door.
2.
tr. [for the police] to raid a place.
The bacon busted Bill's bar and put Bill in the slammer.We're gonna bust every bookie joint in town.
bust
1.
tr. to arrest someone.
The feds finally busted Max on a tax rap.A smokey busted Fred for not having a taillight.
2.
n. an arrest.
The bust was carried off without much stress.What a bust! The man was hollering and the kids were scoffing like mad.
busted and bust
mod. arrested.Max is bust again. The third time this month.I got busted for speeding.
clipped
mod. arrested.Max got clipped as he got out of his car.He was clipped and no one read him his rights, so off he went.
clouted
mod. arrested.Some old wino got clouted for spitting on the sidewalk.They do things like that to get clouted so they can have a warm place to stay overnight.
collar
1.
tr. to arrest someone.
The cops collared her as she was leaving the hotel.The nark tried to collar Max, but Max moved away too fast.
2.
n. an arrest.
It was a tough collar, with all the screaming and yelling.I made the collar in broad daylight.
collared
mod. arrested.Willard Babbit? Oh, yes. He's collared. Got him last night.Got collared during a routine traffic stop.
cop
1.
tr. to arrest someone.
The officer copped him and read him his rights.They copped Bruno with the evidence right on him.
2.
n. an arrest.
It was a smooth cop. No muss, no fuss.The cop went off without a hitch except for a few little insults.
copped
mod. arrested.Jed got himself copped—a speeder.I was copped for doing absolutely nothing at all.
crashed
mod. raided by the police.Our pad got crashed, and a lot of kids were arrested.After the place was crashed, it was a mess.
drop
in. to get arrested. (Underworld.)I'm not going to drop for you.Bruno dropped, but Mr. Big got him off.
dropped
mod. arrested.Max was dropped only once last year.He got himself dropped on a speeding ticket.
fall
1.
in. to be arrested; to be charged with a crime. (Underworld.)
I heard that Bruno fell. Is that right?Bruno would never fall easily. Must be a frame.
2.
n. one's arrest; being arrested and charged. (Underworld.)
Who took the fall for the bank job?Rocko will never accept a fall willingly.
flag
tr. to arrest someone.The cop flagged Tracy for soliciting.They flagged Bob for speeding even though he was a judge.
flagged
mod. arrested.Max almost got himself flagged for speeding.Sally was flagged, and she called her fixer to come get her out.
gaffled
mod. arrested.Fred got himself gaffled for speeding.I can just picture Fred gaffled and acting all humble.
glommed
mod. arrested. (Underworld.)Max got glommed on a speeding charge. I didn't even know he could drive.Glommed again! That's the story of my life.
glued
mod. arrested. (Underworld.)Wally got glued for having over three hundred parking tickets.Max goes to great extremes to keep from getting glued.
go down
in. to be arrested. (Underworld.)Lefty didn't want to go down for a job he didn't do.Mr. Big said that somebody had to go down for it, and he didn't care who.
gotcha
n. an arrest. (Underworld.)The cop reached out, grasped Bruno's shoulder, and made the gotcha.It was a fair gotcha. Bruno was nabbed, and he went along quietly.
guzzled
mod. arrested. (Underworld.)Rocko got himself guzzled on a speeding rap.Lefty is guzzled again. He's so clumsy.
jacked up and jacked
mod. arrested. (Underworld.)What time did Bruno get himself jacked up?He was jacked up at midnight.
jammed
mod. arrested. (Underworld.)Bruno got jammed for speeding.When did he get jammed?
knocked in
mod. arrested. (Underworld.)Would you believe that Rocko has never been knocked in?When Lefty was knocked in, they found his heater on him.
nab
tr. to arrest someone.They nabbed Tom with a stolen watch on him.I knew they would nab him sooner or later.
nabbed
mod. caught by the police; arrested.He got nabbed last night with a stolen watch on him.She's down at the police station. She's nabbed.
nail
tr. to arrest someone.The cops nailed him right in his own doorway.“I'm gonna nail you,” said the officer.
nailed
mod. arrested.Okay, chum. You are nailed. Let's go.Why am I nailed? I didn't do anything.
nick
tr. to arrest someone.The cops nicked Paul outside his house.They are going to nick Joe, too.
nicked
mod. arrested.Paul was nicked last night.“Now I'm nicked,” he said.
pickup
n. an arrest. (Underworld.)Send Sergeant Townsend out to make the pickup.The cop made a pickup right across the street.
pinch
1.
tr. to arrest someone.
The cops pinched her in front of her house.The police captain pinched her for passing bad checks.
2.
n. the arresting of someone.
They made the pinch in front of her house.The pinch was for forgery.
pinched
mod. arrested.I got pinched for speeding.Sam got pinched for a parole violation.
pinned
mod. arrested. (Underworld.)The boys in blue pinned him and took him away.He had a gun in his belt when they pinned him.
popped
mod. arrested.Tom got popped for speeding.He was popped for hardly anything at all.
prior
n. a prior arrest. (Underworld.)This guy has about fifteen priors.Have you ever had a prior, young man?
put the arm on someone
tr. to arrest someone. (Underworld.)They put the arm on Max for pushing pills.They're gonna put the arm on the whole gang at once.
roust
n. a raid.Okay, stand still. This is a roust!They pulled a big roust down on Fourth Street.
rousted
mod. arrested. (Underworld.)Max got rousted last night.The cops rousted the dealers, but that didn't even slow down the drug trade.
run someone in
tr. to arrest someone; to take someone to the police station.Don't argue with me, or I'll run you in.The cops ran in everybody in sight.
scoop
n. a general roundup and arrest of criminals. (Underworld.)Max got picked up in that big drug scoop last month.There are some people who get dragged in every time there is a scoop. It cannot just be a coincidence.
snapped (up)
mod. arrested.He got snapped up on a vag charge.The bacon busted the joint and snapped everybody in sight.
snatched
mod. arrested.Everybody in the crack house got snatched in the bust.Bruno was snatched for the umpteenth time yesterday.
sting
1.
n. a well-planned scheme to entrap criminals.
The sting came off without a hitch.It was a well-planned sting and shouldn't have failed.
2.
tr. to entrap and arrest someone.
The feebies stung the whole gang at once.“We've been stung!” they hollered.
take a fall and take a dive
tr. to get arrested. (Underworld.)Bruno took a fall for the bank robbery.I didn't wanna take a dive, but the cop left me no choice.
take the fall
tr. to get arrested for a particular crime. (Especially when others are going unpunished for the same crime.)Bruno and Tony pulled the job off together, but Tony took the fall.You did it, and I won't take the fall!
tapped
mod. arrested. (As if one were tapped on the shoulder by a police officer.)I knew I was gonna get tapped eventually, but I just couldn't stop stealing.The whole gang was tapped in a police raid.
yanked
mod. arrested. (Underworld.)Lefty got himself yanked one too many times.Everybody in the gang got yanked at least once last week.