Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

small book

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.17 in modern English

Syllables
smal-l- -book
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of logbook.

noun

A process by which someone is to be detained or held on investigation without an official charge being filed; suspects placed in it were routinely held incommunicado (denied phone calls and visitors) while detectives aggressively interrogated them for confessions without formally charging them.

Archaic

Example Sentences

Etymology

Coined in the mid-20th century; a reference to the literal logbooks or "small books" officers use at the station.

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Law.

Inflected Forms

small books (plural)

Synonyms

logbook

Questions

What does small book mean?
Synonym of logbook.
Where does small book come from?
Coined in the mid-20th century; a reference to the literal logbooks or "small books" officers use at the station.

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