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Booking
BOOKINGThe procedure by which law enforcement officials record facts about the arrest of and charges against a suspect such as the crime for which the arrest was made, together with information concerning the identification of the suspect and other pertinent facts. This information is written down on the police blotter in the police station. The process of booking may also include photographing and fingerprinting. |
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"Booking." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Booking." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437700587.html "Booking." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437700587.html |
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book·ing / ˈboŏking/ • n. an act of reserving accommodations, travel, etc., or of buying a ticket in advance: the hotel does not handle group bookings. ∎ an engagement for a performance by an entertainer. |
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"booking." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "booking." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-booking.html "booking." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-booking.html |
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booking
•backing, blacking, packing, sacking, tracking, whacking
•ranking, spanking
•nerve-racking
•marking, sarking
•making, taking, undertaking
•matchmaking • dressmaking
•haymaking
•lacemaking, pacemaking
•peacemaking • filmmaking
•printmaking • cabinetmaking
•moneymaking • merrymaking
•winemaking • home-making
•shoemaking • toolmaking
•bookmaking • troublemaking
•backbreaking • heartbreaking
•strikebreaking • housebreaking
•breathtaking • painstaking
•piss-taking • stocktaking
•self-seeking, unspeaking
•licking, ticking
•freethinking, shrinking, sinking, unblinking, unthinking, unwinking
•Mafeking • finicking • politicking
•liking, Viking
•self-cocking, self-mocking, shocking, stocking
•stonking • bluestocking • Hawking
•sleepwalking • streetwalking
•hillwalking • firewalking
•soaking, Woking
•pawnbroking • thought-provoking
•booking, Brooking
•onlooking
•spelunking, trunking
•motherfucking • bloodsucking
•bollocking
•hardworking, working
•erl-king • tear-jerking • metalworking
•outworking
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"booking." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "booking." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-booking.html "booking." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-booking.html |
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