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Definition of perp walk
perp walk
- The humiliating public appearance under police arrest of some prominent or wealthy person, usually while being walked to a criminal law proceeding, such as an arraignment.
ENRON's Fastow is doing the perp walk today.
Last edited on Jan 11 2003. Submitted by J.S. G. from Houston, TX, USA on Jan 11 2003.
noun
- any forced walk subjected to suspected or confirmed law breakers. For example, from a place of arrest to a police vehicle.
Citation from "The Cop", Reaper (TV, 2007), Season 1 Episode 8 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.Last edited on Dec 20 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Dec 20 2010.
verb - transitive
- to make a suspected or confirmed law breaker perform a forced walk.
Citation from "Is American law enforcement colluding with Cisco?", David Sirota @ Salon.com, David Sirota, Jun 6 2011 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.Last edited on Jun 07 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jun 07 2011.
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| Definitions include: to pretend, feign. | |
Other terms relating to 'walk': | |
| Definitions include: a person prone to accidents. | |
| Definitions include: something easy. | |
| Definitions include: something easy. | |
| Definitions include: a person who shows off themselves in a strutting manner, a swagger. | |
| Definitions include: the walk performed when wearing saggy pants and holding them up by the crotch. | |
| Definitions include: Someone in prostitution, a street walker, someone offer their body on the street for sex for money | |
| Definitions include: to perform a particular dance created by the Crips gang. | |
| Definitions include: to be kicked out of a relationship. | |
| Definitions include: a trip on foot while smoking a J or joint, i.e a hand-rolled marijuana cigarette. | |
| Definitions include: the act of walking while smoking a hand-marijuana cigarette or a J. | |
| Definitions include: a non-sailor; someone without sea legs. | |
| Definitions include: A person (or persons) waving "sales theme signs" with arrows at entrances to major highways or at corners of high traffic intersections directing customers to a sale. | |
| Definitions include: a prostitute. | |
| Definitions include: male masturbation. | |
| Definitions include: to urinate. | |
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