holdup

  • 11holdup suit — n. A lawsuit without a legal basis instituted to delay or obstruct some occurrence. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …

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  • 12holdup man — index burglar, hoodlum Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 13holdup man — noun an armed thief • Syn: ↑stickup man • Hypernyms: ↑thief, ↑stealer • Hyponyms: ↑highjacker, ↑highwayman, ↑hijacker, ↑road agen …

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  • 14Holdup (bridge) — Laisser passer  Pour l’article homophone, voir Laissez passer. Dans le jeu de bridge le laisser passer (holdup) consiste à ne pas prendre tout de suite la main à l entame d une couleur dangereuse dans un contrat généralement à sans atout. Le …

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  • 15holdup — noun Date: 1837 1. delay 2. a robbery carried out at gunpoint …

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  • 16Holdup — Vol (droit) « Hold up » redirige ici. Pour le film franco canadien, voir Hold up (film). Le vol est la soustraction frauduleuse de la chose d autrui[1]. Sommaire …

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  • 17holdup — Synonyms and related words: afterthought, armed robbery, arrest, arrestation, arrestment, asportation, assault and robbery, banditry, bank robbery, bind, block, blockage, blocking, bureaucratic delay, cattle lifting, cattle stealing, check,… …

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  • 18holdup — HOLD UP s.n. Jaf asupra unei bănci, a unui tren care transportă bani etc., efectuat sub ameninţarea cu arma; tâlhărie. [pr.: hóld ap] – cuv. engl. Trimis de gall, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98  HOLD UP HÓULD AP/ s. n. atac armat organizat în scopul… …

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  • 19holdup — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n., informal, theft, [armed] robbery, stickup, hijack[ing], heist. See stealing. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. robbery, burglary, stick up*; see crime 2 , theft . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. The… …

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  • 20holdup — see hold up …

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