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perp walk

British

noun

informal an arranged public appearance of a recently arrested criminal for the benefit of the media

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An FBI agent has reportedly been suspended because they refused to participate in a "perp walk" of the bureau's former director James Comey, US media reports.

From BBC • Oct. 4, 2025

Oswald was killed two days later by Dallas nightclub owner Jack Ruby during a perp walk broadcast on live television.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2025

Though he had mulled the value of doing a perp walk, there was no such parade.

From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2023

"He wanted a perp walk; he wanted daylight hours," the source said.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2023

So it’s not an automatic thing that if the grand jury votes to indict him, then there’s a perp walk.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2023

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