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Definition of throw the book at
throw the book at
verb
- to prosecute to the full extent of the law.
They really threw the book at him. I think the DA wanted to appear tough on crime, since she's seeking reelection.
- See more words with the same meaning: the law (related to).
Last edited on Feb 23 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.
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Other terms relating to 'the law (related to)': | |
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| Definitions include: acronym for "I am not your lawyer". | |
| Definitions include: the effect whereby jurors in criminal trials believe scientist expert witnesses because the expert witnesses remind them of characters in television crime dramas like "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "I am not a constitutional lawyer". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "you are not a lawyer." | |
| Definitions include: to retain an attorney or attorneys | |
| Definitions include: An acronym has been invented for the term, but long after the term entered use: "Beautiful Intellectuals That Cause Hard-ons." | |
| Definitions include: pejorative term for the formal language used in legal speech and legal documents. | |
| Definitions include: to retain legal counsel. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "some other dude did it". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "I am not a lawyer." | |
| Definitions include: Older slang term used to refer to one's "lawyer" or "attorney" | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "I am a lawyer". | |
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Other terms relating to 'at': | |
| Definitions include: of a male, to urinate. | |
| Definitions include: "at your". | |
| Definitions include: in disagreement with. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "ass-to-mouth", i.e. a sex act in which anal sex is immediately followed by fellatio or cunnilingus. | |
| Definitions include: extremely aggravated. | |
| Definitions include: with heavy usage. | |
| Definitions include: at any moment; without persuasion | |
| Definitions include: unable to tolerate any more. | |
| Definitions include: exclamation useful when the conversation is going off tangent. | |
| Definitions include: and the same to you. | |
| Definitions include: to vomit outdoors. | |
| Definitions include: to get rid of before entering a venue. | |
| Definitions include: to be eager. | |
| Definitions include: to measure. | |
| Definitions include: to be aggressive towards. | |
Other terms relating to 'book': | |
| Definitions include: to leave quickly. | |
| Definitions include: to move very fast. | |
| Definitions include: knowledge gained from reading and studying. | |
| Definitions include: strictly following procedure. | |
| Definitions include: a lock-up in a local police station. | |
| Definitions include: to end. | |
| Definitions include: manipulated accounting records. | |
| Definitions include: to change accounting records to hide fraud or other crimes. | |
| Definitions include: to not follow the script. | |
| Definitions include: to prepare for school. | |
| Definitions include: something extremely notable. | |
| Definitions include: a paper notebook passed between peers at a school, in which they write mean things about classmates and others. | |
Other terms relating to 'the': | |
| Definitions include: the real information or the proof, instruction, the know how, where, when, and why about something or someone. | |
| Definitions include: walking, generally as opposed to driving. | |
| Definitions include: interrogation. | |
| Definitions include: extremely intoxicated | |
| Definitions include: information. | |
| Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting. | |
| Definitions include: a good estimate. | |
| Definitions include: a secret advantage. | |
| Definitions include: inclusive. | |
| Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse. | |
| Definitions include: with the amount of time left to finish a task rapidly disappearing. | |
| Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular. | |
| Definitions include: of a male, to urinate. | |
| Definitions include: Someone being butthurt over having something, they do to others regularly, done to the them | |
| Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner. | |
Other terms relating to 'throw': | |
| Definitions include: sex with a person with a loose-fitting vagina. | |
| Definitions include: to intentionally lose a competition, usually for money. | |
| Definitions include: to help a person in a small way. | |
| Definitions include: to give someone something unexpected. | |
| Definitions include: to present an idea and test the reaction. | |
| Definitions include: to throw a tantrum. | |
| Definitions include: to fuck a woman with a loose vagina. | |
| Definitions include: to introduce a complication. | |
| Definitions include: to urinate. | |
| Definitions include: to introduce a complication. | |
| Definitions include: to "throw elbows", i.e. to fight. | |
| Definitions include: to get in to a fight. | |
| Definitions include: to fight. | |
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| Definitions include: insane, eccentric, strange; "weird". | |
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