"jump the dock" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: jumps the dock [present, singular, third-person], jumping the dock [participle, present], jumped the dock [participle, past], jumped the dock [past]
Etymology: From jump (“flee”) + the + dock (“place in the courtroom where the accused sits”). Etymology templates: {{com|en|jump|the|dock|t1=flee|t3=place in the courtroom where the accused sits}} jump (“flee”) + the + dock (“place in the courtroom where the accused sits”) Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} jump the dock (third-person singular simple present jumps the dock, present participle jumping the dock, simple past and past participle jumped the dock)
  1. (UK, slang) To escape from custody during a court sitting. Tags: UK, slang
    Sense id: en-jump_the_dock-en-verb-jPTzRMsc Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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