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perp walk

Practice of displaying an arrested person to the press and public while delivering the person to the courtroom, etc.
Giuliani arrested stockbrokers and took them on a "perp walk" when he could have arrange for them to surrender quietly.
by octopod November 19, 2003
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perpwalk

Deliberate escorting as a perpwalk of an arrest suspect by police in front of reporters and news cameras to pressure or humiliate the perpetrator.
by Realsville September 23, 2021
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