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John Q. Law

John Q. Law noun: a generic police officer.

Noun

John Q. Law (plural John Q. Laws)

  1. (US, slang) A generic police officer.
    • Now if we cross the path of any John Q. Laws, nobody does a fuckin' thing 'til I do something.1994, Quentin Tarantino, Roger Avary, Pulp Fiction, spoken by The Wolf (Harvey Keitel)
    Synonyms:
    Johnny Law

Synonyms of John Q. Law

Forms of John Q. Law

pluralJohn Q. Laws

Questions about John Q. Law

What does John Q. Law mean?
John Q. Law means a generic police officer.
What part of speech is John Q. Law?
John Q. Law is a noun.
What is the plural of John Q. Law?
The plural of John Q. Law is John Q. Laws.

Words near John Q. Law in the dictionary

  1. John McClane
  2. John o' Groat's
  3. John o' Groats
  4. John O'Gaunt
  5. John Orderly
  6. John Q. Law
  7. John Q. Laws
  8. John Q. Public
  9. John Radcliffe
  10. John Roscoe
  11. John Roscoes

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