Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
railroaded
English answer:
forced unwillingly / convicted unfairly
Added to glossary by
Dave Calderhead
Nov 22, 2006 21:23
18 yrs ago
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English term
railroaded
English
Law/Patents
Law (general)
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the defendant said, " i am being railroaded"
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4 mins
Dave Calderhead
Netherlands
Netherlands
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Netherlands
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forced unwillingly down a path
being forced unwillingly down a path he or she doesn't want to go
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Note added at 9 mins (2006-11-22 21:33:21 GMT)
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Definitions of railroad on the Internet in English:
dragoon: compel by coercion, threats, or crude means; "They sandbagged [read railroaded, DC] him to make dinner for everyone"
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
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Note added at 9 mins (2006-11-22 21:33:21 GMT)
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Definitions of railroad on the Internet in English:
dragoon: compel by coercion, threats, or crude means; "They sandbagged [read railroaded, DC] him to make dinner for everyone"
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+4
4 mins
Anna Maria Augustine (X)
France
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convicted (as an accused person) without a fair trial or on trumped up charges
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Will Matter
: Right. Somethin' fishy goin' on.
47 mins
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Yup! thanx
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kmtext
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Robert Fox
11 hrs
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Vicky Papaprodromou
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5 mins
to be convicted without a fair trial, on invented charges
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Will Matter
: Right. There's a worm in the body of the lion, something's not quite right.
48 mins
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Very nicely put! Thank you! :-)
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Dave Calderhead
: in this specific context
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Yes-my first answer was actually 'to be harrassed into doing something'-then I realised that the asker had written defendant'. Thank you :-)
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Robert Fox
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Thank you :-)
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13 mins
yolanda Speece
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It means they are not getting a fair shake.
He/She isn't being treated fairly or was made to look like the person who committed the crime.
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Will Matter
: Right. Not being treated "fair and square" for one reason or another...
42 mins
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Vicky Papaprodromou
11 hrs
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Ian Wrentmore
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coerced
Legal term.
38 mins
They are running over me as though I was not here
Railroaded: Run tracks over the situation to cover animal (human) tracks or footprints.
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Note added at 1 day7 hrs (2006-11-24 04:36:39 GMT)
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It comes from the railroads doing whatever they wanted during the western expansion in the US. It's neigther positive nor negative really: just that whatever is going to happen is inevitable
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Note added at 1 day7 hrs (2006-11-24 04:36:39 GMT)
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It comes from the railroads doing whatever they wanted during the western expansion in the US. It's neigther positive nor negative really: just that whatever is going to happen is inevitable
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Ian Wrentmore
: You need an understanding of US English I'm afraid. It means to be forced unwillingly. Sorry Too literal.
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Got a doctorate in it I'm afraid.
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