Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A club carried by a police officer.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A strong club carried by a policeman at night.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A policeman's club.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun law enforcement A long narrow pole-like club carried by police and security people, for use in self-defense. Often shortened to
stick .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a short stout club used primarily by policemen
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Examples
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Do we really think that a random dude in paramilitary gear and carrying a nightstick is a good thing?
Obama Volunteer On Scene Disputes Fox News' Suggestions That Black Panthers Are Intimidating Voters 2009
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CITIZEN: anyone who is not going their way, i do not know. someone in front of a polling place with a nightstick, that is intimidating for all voters.
Drudge Retort 2008
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CITIZEN: anyone who is not going their way, i do not know. someone in front of a polling place with a nightstick, that is intimidating for all voters.
Hot Air » Top Picks 2008
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Early on, the reference to "nightstick" became "knife," switching back and forth for a couple of hours.
Obama Volunteer On Scene Disputes Fox News' Suggestions That Black Panthers Are Intimidating Voters 2009
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Two swats with a nightstick open a gash in my scalp, three punches to my temple and jaw ring my bell, and a well-placed patrol boot to my kidney makes me piss a little in my jeans.
Soul Trapper F. J. Lennon 2011
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Farther along, he came upon a smirking Fegley, rapping his nightstick against his palm.
Dreams of a Dark Warrior Kresley Cole 2011
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Within hours, an amateur video showing Heath, slapping a black nightstick and exchanging words with the videographer, had aired on TV and ricocheted across the nation.
Dispute over New Black Panthers case causes deep divisions Jerry Markon 2010
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British police medic uses nightstick to treat his involuntary ...
Boing Boing 2009
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Within hours, an amateur video showing Heath, slapping a black nightstick and exchanging words with the videographer, had aired on TV and ricocheted across the nation.
Black Panther case reveals schism Jerry Markon 2010
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The Bush administration had filed a voter-intimidation lawsuit against members of the New Black Panther Party in Philadelphia who were videotaped outside a polling place, one carrying a nightstick.
Report: Justice Department tried to hide officials involvement in dismissing voter-intimidation lawsuit Jerry Markon 2010
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