Browsing page 77 of "B" words

• An issue/thought process that divides everything into two opposing categories

  She saw the world in black and white - people were either good or bad.

  This is a black and white issue - either you're for it or against it.

  Last edited on Dec 20 2010. Submitted by Anonymous on Dec 19 2010.

noun

• police.

  I got to get rid of some black and white.

  Last edited on Apr 19 2013. Submitted by don m. from Georgia, USA on Apr 18 2009.

• a police car.

  Last edited on Aug 21 2012. Submitted by Anonymous on Aug 03 2012.

noun

• crime against a criminal who is in the act of breaking the law.

  How is he gonna call the police, that was a black collar crime.

  This definition is questionable and is pending deletion. It will be saved from deletion if legitimate citations are found.

  Last edited on Mar 09 2016. Submitted by M. Dollaz from Palatka, FL, USA on Aug 12 2011.

• a crime specific to a group of people, usually in positions of authority, that can be related to them by their social status in their community.

  That Judge will never be found guilty of his black collar crime, he is too well connected.

  an action or omission committed by a religious or judicial figure that constitutes an offense that may be prosecuted by the state and is punishable by law.

  That Priest is guilty of child molestation, which is black collar crime.

  illegal activities involving or related to religion by religious figures.

  The church is guilty of black collar crime by transferring pedophiles around to hide the number of victims and perpetrators.

  a religious or judicial action or activity that, although not illegal, is considered by secular morality to be evil, shameful, or wrong.

  In an instance of black collar crime, that man was held in contempt of court for sneezing too loudly.

  Origin: A reference to the color of a collar upon a religious or judicial figure in traditional garb of some religions, including (most especially) Catholicism and Jewish Orthodoxy, as well as Judicial Legal figures such as Judges, Magistrates, or Justices.

  Last edited on Mar 09 2016. Submitted by Anonymous on Mar 09 2016.

noun - uncountable

• oil.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
  
  Citation from "The race for 'Black Gold': Oil in a day's work", The Seattle Times, Frazier Moore, June 15 2008 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  Last edited on Jul 24 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jul 20 2009.

• compost.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
  
  Citation from "Compost - Going Green With Black Gold", ways2gogreen.com, Clay Miller censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  Last edited on Jul 24 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jul 20 2009.

noun

• person who engages in computer security breaching for malicious purposes.

  Last edited on Aug 30 2003. Submitted by Morgan D. from Seattle, WA, USA on Aug 30 2003.

noun

• a list of forbidden people or things.

  Last edited on Sep 21 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 21 2009.

verb

• to put on a list of forbidden people or things.

  Last edited on Sep 21 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 21 2009.

noun - uncountable

• not understood.

  Last edited on Jan 20 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 21 2009.

noun - uncountable

• the level of a person's "blackness".

  Last edited on Jul 24 2010. Submitted by Anonymous on Dec 05 2009.