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flash roll

flash roll noun: a bundle of banknotes used by undercover law enforcement to convince a criminal that they want to go ahead with an illegal transaction.

Noun

flash roll (plural flash rolls)

  1. A bundle of banknotes used by undercover law enforcement to convince a criminal that they want to go ahead with an illegal transaction.
    • The sources of flash-rolls will vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, but if the investigating agency has no specific fund designated for a flash-roll, funds may be borrowed from the city or state treasury, or from local financial institutions […]2001, Michael D. Lyman, Dominique Van Neste, Practical Drug Enforcement, page 40
    • Some agencies have sealed flash rolls that have been precounted with the serial numbers recorded for use in an operation on short notice.2003, Gregory D. Lee, Global Drug Enforcement: Practical Investigative Techniques, page 159

Forms of flash roll

pluralflash rolls

Origin of flash roll

See flash around.

Questions about flash roll

What does flash roll mean?
Flash roll means a bundle of banknotes used by undercover law enforcement to convince a criminal that they want to go ahead with an illegal transaction.
What part of speech is flash roll?
Flash roll is a noun.
What is the plural of flash roll?
The plural of flash roll is flash rolls.

Words near flash roll in the dictionary

  1. flash points
  2. flash powder
  3. flash powders
  4. flash rob
  5. flash robs
  6. flash roll
  7. flash rolls
  8. flash sale
  9. flash sales
  10. flash suppressor
  11. flash suppressors

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