Category · 52 phrases
A list of phrases about crime and the law
- A Daniel come to judgement
- A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for a client
- Aid and abet
- As thick as thieves
- Cooking the books
- Dead to rights
- Do bird
- Dob in
- Done a runner
- Double cross
- Driving while black
- Fell off the back of a truck
- Felt his collar
- Five finger discount
- For all intents and purposes
- Happy slapping
- Hard cases make bad law
- In the cart
- Including, but not limited to
- Innocent until proven guilty
- Inside job
- Jail bird
- Kangaroo court
- Knock off
- Knocking shop
- Moot point
- Name and shame
- On the fiddle
- One’s head on a plate
- Read the riot act
- Scot free
- Sing like a bird
- So sue me
- Stitch up
- Stool pigeon
- Stranger danger
- Tea leaf - A
- That bird has flown
- The bird has flown
- The jury is still out
- The law is an ass
- The long arm of the law
- The third degree
- The usual suspects
- The wheels of justice
- Three strikes and you are out
- Trial by fire
- Twelve good men and true
- Under the cosh
- Watching brief
- Without let or hindrance
- Zero tolerance