The Street Lawyer Glossary

The Street Lawyer Glossary

Baluster

Spindle

Tenement

Apartment in city with minimal facilities

Dilapidation

Required repairs after the tenancy ends

Verdigris

Green patina formed on brass

Furloughing

Granting leave to a prisoner

Sappy

Romantic fool

Incumbent

Imperative, binding

Crevices

Rifts, gaps

Solemnize

Perform, formalize

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