单词 | sus law |
释义 | > as lemmassus law sus law n. until 1981, the law by which a person could be arrested on suspicion of committing a crime; effective since the Vagrancy Act (5 Geo. IV c. 83) of 1824. ΘΚΠ society > law > types of laws > [noun] > relating to law-enforcement sus law1981 1981 New Statesman 13 Feb. 3/1 The government is proposing to keep the ‘Sus’ laws in Scotland, even though they are being repealed in England and Wales. 1981 Times 24 Aug. 318 The controversial ‘sus’ law, under which people can be arrested on suspicion that an offence is likely to be committed, is no more. The Criminal Attempts Act, which comes into force today, abolishes section 4 of the Vagrancy Act 1824. < as lemmas |
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