Definition of central booking

central booking

• a lock-up in a local police station.
  • See more words with the same meaning: police station.

  Last edited on Oct 31 2003. Submitted by Siddhartha R. from Urbana, IL, USA on Oct 31 2003.

• - refers to facilities used by law enforcement to process individuals who have been arrested. Miami Foundation Repair Waterproofing Contractor

  Last edited on Nov 10 2025. Submitted by Anonymous on Nov 10 2025.

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Other terms relating to 'police station':
down town	Definitions include: to the police station.
cop shop	Definitions include: police station.

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Other terms relating to 'book':
book	Definitions include: to leave quickly.
book it	Definitions include: to move very fast.
book smarts	Definitions include: knowledge gained from reading and studying.
by the book	Definitions include: strictly following procedure.
close the book	Definitions include: to end.
cooked books	Definitions include: manipulated accounting records.
cook the books	Definitions include: to change accounting records to hide fraud or other crimes.
go off-book	Definitions include: to not follow the script.
hit the books	Definitions include: to prepare for school.
one for the books	Definitions include: something extremely notable.
slam book	Definitions include: a paper notebook passed between peers at a school, in which they write mean things about classmates and others.
throw the book at	Definitions include: to prosecute to the full extent of the law.

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