Slang is the language of counter-culture, disobedience and outright crime. So it’s no surprise slang terms get debated in court.
Here are five times in the last six years slag has proved pivotal in a legal case.
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- That “HOE” is OK: In 2009, the Nevada Supreme Court ruled a Las Vegas man could keep the word “HOE” on license plate, negating a decision by the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles. Nevada’s DMV had cited multiple definitions of the word on Urban Dictionary as reason to revoke William Junge’s license plate, despite originally having no problem issuing the tags. Junge says he originally got the plates because he drove a 1999 Chevy Tahoe and “TAHOE” was already taken.
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