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John Q. Laws

John Q. Laws is the plural of John Q. Law.

Meaning of John Q. Law

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

Questions about John Q. Laws

What is John Q. Laws the plural of?
John Q. Laws is the plural of John Q. Law.

Words near John Q. Laws in the dictionary

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

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