Police in Los Angeles had good luck with a robbery suspect who just couldn’t control himself during a lineup.
When detectives asked each man in the lineup to repeat the words, “Give me all your money or I’ll shoot,”
the man shouted, “That’s not what I said!”
v. Ill-treat. maltreatment n. [french: related to *mal-]
MANAGING
director n. Director with executive control or authority.
MANDAMUS
n. Judicial writ issued as a command to an inferior court, or ordering a person to perform a public or statutory duty. [latin, = we command]
MANDARIN
n. - (mandarin) official language of china.
- hist. Chinese official.
- powerful person, esp. A top civil servant.
- (in full mandarin orange) = *tangerine 1. [hindi mantri]
MANDIBLE
n. - jaw, esp. The lower jaw in mammals and fishes.
- upper or lower part of a bird's beak.
- either half of the crushing organ in the mouth-parts of an insect etc. [latin mando chew]
MANDOLIN
n. A kind of lute with paired metal strings plucked with a plectrum. mandolinist n. [french from italian]
MANDRAKE
n. Poisonous narcotic plant with large yellow fruit. [greek mandragoras]
MANDRILL
n. Large w. African baboon. [probably from *man, *drill4]
MANEUVER
(brit. Manoeuvre) —n. - planned and controlled movement of a vehicle or body of troops etc.
- (in pl.) Large-scale exercise of troops, ships, etc.
- agile or skilful movement.
- artful plan. —v. (-ring) 1 move (a thing, esp. A vehicle) carefully.
- perform or cause (troops etc.) To perform manoeuvres.
- a (usu. Foll. By into, out of, etc.) Manipulate (a person, thing, etc.) By scheming or adroitness. B use artifice. manoeuvrable adj. Manoeuvrability n. [medieval latin manu operor work with the hand]
MANGROVE
n. Tropical tree or shrub growing in shore-mud with many tangled roots above ground. [origin unknown]
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