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perp walk

1. noun The forced walking of an arrested suspect or alleged criminal through a public space so as to allow them to be photographed or recorded on video. ("Perp" is short for "perpetrator.") The photographers crowded the courtroom steps, eager to get a shot of the billionaire con artist as he began his perp walk.
2. verb To force an arrested suspect to perform such a public walk. Sometimes hyphenated. Police officers perp walked the actor through the crowd after he was arrested for allegedly beating up a reporter.
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perp

(pɚp)
n. a perpetrator; someone who does something, such as committing a crime. The perp left a good set of prints on the doorknob.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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