| 单词 | flypaper act |
| 释义 | > as lemmasFlypaper Act Flypaper Act n. British slang rare the Prevention of Crimes Act (1871), which stipulated that repeat offenders would be subject to a seven year police supervision order (see quot. 1906 at Phrases). ΚΠ 1906 Daily Express (Dublin) 23 July The application (quite recent) of one of the most serviceable Acts of Parliament ever passed, which is known to the world at large as the Prevention of Crimes Act, to the police as the Fly-Paper Act. 1908 Daily Mail 18 Dec. 4/6 It was stated that the Prevention of Crimes Act is known among criminals as the Flypaper Act. 1933 C. E. Leach On Top of Underworld x. 139 Flypaper Act..Prevention of Crimes Act. < as lemmas |
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