Have I said this right to understand what It means just a thought
2006-09-18 03:26:27 · 12 answers · asked by BUDDXX 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
No police officer actually says that in real life.
2006-09-18 03:30:51 · answer #1 · answered by ZCT 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Language evolves constantly - which is why if you read Shakespeare's original words, they barely make sense with today's English. So, the word 'nicked' has several meanings, it could mean a small cut, it could be something that's stolen, and it could also mean an arrest - all the meanings are correct.
2006-09-18 10:33:45 · answer #2 · answered by squirrellondon 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Main Entry: 2nick
Function: verb
transitive verb
1 : to jot down : RECORD
2 a : to make a nick in : NOTCH, CHIP b : to cut into or wound slightly
3 : to cut short
4 : to catch at the right point or time
5 : CHEAT, OVERCHARGE
6 a slang British : ARREST b slang British : STEAL
intransitive verb
1 : to make petty attacks : SNIPE
2 : to complement one another genetically and produce superior offspring
i'd say it's accurately definition number 4.
2006-09-18 10:34:17 · answer #3 · answered by practicalwizard 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I wont swear to this, but I seem to remember reading somewhere, that the term comes from the the same origin as when your old feller would say to you "come here you li'l bugger, I'll CLIP YOUR EAR FOR YOU",
it was a practice, I believe, to litterally "clip" one ear with scissor-like instruments, which lft no one in doubt that you had been convicted at some time for theft, the term "nicked", relates to the "nick" on a culprits ear.
2006-09-20 14:58:14 · answer #4 · answered by chris s 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The term "nicked" comes from the fact that the officer is taking away your liberty by arresting you. Then taking you back to the police station against your will....!!!!
2006-09-18 15:25:44 · answer #5 · answered by CABLE GUY 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you get caught by the scuffers, as they are tightening the cuffs, may say something like this, but during the course of the arrest (ie at any time) they will blurt out the words "Mr XYZ, you are under arrest on suspicion of....", followed by what the Yanks refer to as the Miranda statement - essentially waning you officially that any thing say will be written down and rewritten back at the station!
Check this for more info:
http://www.themc.biz/arrest.html
2006-09-18 12:15:51 · answer #6 · answered by BushRaider69 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Must have had some first-hand experience I guess, but the term "nick" I think is derived from the navy expression, "being thrown in the clink" which must have been the worst part of the ship
2006-09-18 10:36:30 · answer #7 · answered by william john l 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Nicked" can have many different meanings. It can be stolen, or it can mean picked up, or it can mean that you've been given a small cut.
2006-09-18 10:33:53 · answer #8 · answered by Brian L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nicked meant stolen or 'lifted'.
The police phrase probably refers to the 'lifting' of a person.
2006-09-18 10:35:58 · answer #9 · answered by Michael E 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They also talk about throwing you in the nick, just terms used i recon
2006-09-18 10:30:09 · answer #10 · answered by mosfet 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋