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Examples of snitch in a Sentence
several men were sentenced to prison based on the now-questionable testimony of a jailhouse snitch
Recent Examples of snitch from the Web
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Knowing his beloved was a huge fan, Palma dreamed up the perfect way to pop the question while in Egypt: using a golden snitch.
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The snitch scandal is far from the only controversy dogging Rackauckas these days.
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In two of those, judges ruled that prosecutors had unlawfully withheld information about the use of informants, or their background as prolific snitches, from defense attorneys.
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The report said information about the use of snitches was withheld from defense attorneys, but only because that information wasn’t passed from police to prosecutors.
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Or maybe because finally, the fear of retribution or of being labeled a snitch will be outweighed by the collective guilt of letting killers walk free on our streets.
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The movie's characters also include Professor Pippy P. Poopypants (Nick Kroll) and a school snitch named Melvin Sneedly (Jordan Peele).
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Rushton said Payne had been labeled a snitch and targeted in a series of shootings, including the July 13, 2013, incident at the Ridgefield Apartments, 2800 Mt. Kennedy Drive, Marrero.
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Never — Artist Chance (@Tribe_lifee) May 16, 2017 Why people calling @YoungDolph a #snitch?
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Origin and Etymology of snitch
origin unknown
First Known Use of snitch
1801
Origin and Etymology of snitch
probably alteration of snatch
SNITCH Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of snitch for English Language Learners
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: a person who tells someone in authority (such as the police or a teacher) about something wrong that someone has done : someone who snitches
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