1. To
kill.
2. An
arrest while
in the act of a
crime or under circumstances which insure
conviction, as when a
criminal is seized
trucking stolen goods or
contraband, or on the way to
the scene of a crime; any arrest.
3. Seizure and
report of an inmate while in the act of
trafficking in
stolen stores or
contraband; any report or
lock-up for
rule violation.
4. A
raid of
premesis by the
police.
5. The
cost,
fee or
price -of any
service,
commodity, or "
protection". 6. An order by one inmate to another to stop fooling, talking, etc. usually snarled at someone who is annoying others. 7. To indulge in for a brief period, as in sleep, drink, marijuana, play, etc.
- american underworld dictionary - 1950