"suss law" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: suss laws [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} suss law (plural suss laws)
  1. (British, law) A former (1824–1981) law by which police officers were permitted to arrest anyone under suspicion of having committed a crime Tags: British Categories (topical): Law Synonyms: sus law
    Sense id: en-suss_law-en-noun-29Lqb3mK Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Topics: law

Inflected forms

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