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Madhulk Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Do you know what the bit...

Police: Do you know what the bit for an obstruction
of justice charge is? At your age, you'll die in prison.

What does bit in this context mean?
  

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Sounds like he means "sentence length". This isn't an expression that's common (in AmE anyways).

  • Sounds like he means "sentence length".
  • This isn't an expression that's common (in AmE anyways).
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Sounds like he means "sentence length". This isn't an expression that's common (in AmE anyways).
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Based on my reading of crime fiction, it's fairly common slang used by career criminals.Emotion: bandit

Clive

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