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sus laws, suss laws

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(Law) Brit slang laws authorizing the arrest and punishment of suspected persons frequenting, or loitering in, public places with criminal intent. In England, the sus law formed part of the Vagrancy Act of 1824, repealed in 1981

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sus suss			But it is likely to provoke uproar in black and Asian communities who fear they will be targeted - similar sus laws sparked riots in the 70s and 80s. SEARCH PARTY; EXCLUSIVE Police allowed to stop suspects without reason by The Mirror (London, England) Past experience suggests that when the authorities are given new tools to interrogate the public - think of the Sus laws - members of minority groups find they are disproportionately affected, a position that stokes up resentment. Give them up for new year by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk Hands up also those who remember the infamous sus laws. Willy Poole Column by The Journal (Newcastle, England)			Surveyor's transit Surveyorship Surview Survise survivability survivable survival survival bag survival course survival instinct survival kit survival of the fittest survivalist Survivance survive Survivency Surviver surviving survivor survivor guilt survivors insurance survivorship survivorship annuity Surya sus sus laws Sus scrofa Susa Susah Susan Susan Anthony Susan B Anthony dollar Susan B. Anthony Susan B. Anthony Day Susan Brownell Anthony Susan Sontag Susanna susceptance susceptibility susceptible susceptibleness Susception susceptive Susceptivity susceptor Suscipiency Suscipient Suscitability Suscitate Suscitation sushi			SURVM SURVOPS SURVSAT SURVSATCOM SURVSUM Surwell clinograph Surya Surya Surya Artha Nusantara Finance Surya Bahadur Thapa Surya Citra Media Tbk Surya Foundation Surya Kant Tripathi Nirala Surya Sashti Surya Vinayak Industries Ltd. Surya's Jongeren Forum Suryadev Suryadev Suryadeva Suryadeva Suryanamaskar Suryani Institute for Mental Health Suryavarman II Sus Sus Sus Sus Sus Sus barbatus Sus law sus laws Sus Majestades Sus salvanius Sus scrofa Sus scrofa Sus scrofa Sus Scrofa Chromosome 2 Sus Scrofa Radiation Hybrid SUS V2 SUS V3 Sus' per coll' Sus, Nikolai Sus, Nikolai Ivanovich SUS-DUPE Susa Susa Susa Susa (city) Susa Sahari Susa, Azerbaijan SUSAC SUSAFU Susah Susah Susaikov, Ivan Susaikov, Ivan Zakharovich Susak Susak (island) Susak Island Susamyr Valley

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