noun
Meaning 1
Synonym of logbook.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: logbook
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
small book
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noun
Meaning 2
A process by which someone is to be detained or held on investigation without an official charge being filed; suspects placed in it were routinely held incommunicado (denied phone calls and visitors) while detectives aggressively interrogated them for confessions without formally charging them.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
Topics: law
Examples
- a prisoner is being placed/held on the small book
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Coined in the mid-20th century; a reference to the literal logbooks or "small books" officers use at the station.