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trash pull

trash pull noun: a covert investigation by the police of a person's refuse when it has been placed outside the curtilage of their home.

Noun

trash pull (plural trash pulls)

  1. (US) A covert investigation by the police of a person's refuse when it has been placed outside the curtilage of their home.
    • The independent evidence of Garmon's knowledge and ability to control it included the suspicious activity noted by Detective Baker in his surveillance and trash pull, the presence of the scale and plastic baggies in plain view in a bedroom, […]2001, West's Southern Reporter, page 47
    • His track record as a snitch was good enough to get a search warrant from a judge, after some time was spent convincing him that I, as a government agent, didn't solicit the trash-pull.2011, Bob Hartman, Inside DEA: Operation Snowcap, page 34

Forms of trash pull

pluraltrash pulls

Questions about trash pull

What does trash pull mean?
Trash pull means a covert investigation by the police of a person's refuse when it has been placed outside the curtilage of their home.
What part of speech is trash pull?
Trash pull is a noun.
What is the plural of trash pull?
The plural of trash pull is trash pulls.

Words near trash pull in the dictionary

  1. trash mob
  2. trash mobs
  3. trash out
  4. trash panda
  5. trash pandas
  6. trash pull
  7. trash pulls
  8. trash rack
  9. trash racks
  10. trash sport
  11. trash sports

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