"case the joint" meaning in English

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    {
      "form": "cases the joint",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "casing the joint",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cased the joint",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cased the joint",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Criminology",
          "orig": "en:Criminology",
          "parents": [
            "Crime",
            "Sociology",
            "Criminal law",
            "Society",
            "Social sciences",
            "Law",
            "All topics",
            "Sciences",
            "Justice",
            "Fundamental"
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To thoroughly observe or examine a place, in order to familiarize oneself with its workings in preparation for criminal activity, often robbery."
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "observe",
          "observe"
        ],
        [
          "examine",
          "examine"
        ],
        [
          "robbery",
          "robbery"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic, slang, criminology) To thoroughly observe or examine a place, in order to familiarize oneself with its workings in preparation for criminal activity, often robbery."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "slang"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "criminology",
        "human-sciences",
        "law",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "To thoroughly observe or examine a place, without any nefarious motive or intent."
      ],
      "id": "en-case_the_joint-en-verb-kIU3CagR",
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          "thoroughly",
          "thoroughly"
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        [
          "observe",
          "observe"
        ],
        [
          "examine",
          "examine"
        ],
        [
          "nefarious",
          "nefarious"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic, slang) To thoroughly observe or examine a place, without any nefarious motive or intent."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "case the joint"
}

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    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English verbs"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cases the joint",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "casing the joint",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cased the joint",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cased the joint",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "verb",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To thoroughly observe or examine a place, in order to familiarize oneself with its workings in preparation for criminal activity, often robbery."
      ],
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        ],
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        ],
        [
          "examine",
          "examine"
        ],
        [
          "robbery",
          "robbery"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic, slang, criminology) To thoroughly observe or examine a place, in order to familiarize oneself with its workings in preparation for criminal activity, often robbery."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "slang"
      ],
      "topics": [
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        "human-sciences",
        "law",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "To thoroughly observe or examine a place, without any nefarious motive or intent."
      ],
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          "thoroughly",
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        ],
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          "examine"
        ],
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        "(idiomatic, slang) To thoroughly observe or examine a place, without any nefarious motive or intent."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "case the joint"
}