accommodation collar
noun Slang.
the arrest of a person on little or no evidence merely to fill a public or political demand for police action.
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Nearby words
- accommodate,
- accommodating,
- accommodation,
- accommodation address,
- accommodation bill,
- accommodation ladder,
- accommodation line,
- accommodation platform,
- accommodation reflex,
- accommodation train
Origin of accommodation collar
First recorded in 1970–75
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