French legaleze (the English version)

[Laurence Horn]

On Mar 26, 2012, at 9:29 PM, Victor Steinbok wrote:

> From CNN:
>
> Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was
> charged in France on Monday with "aggravated pimping" for his alleged
> participation in a prostitution ring, prosecutors said.
>
> ...
>
> The charge alleges involvement in the habitual operation of a
> prostitution racket. Specifically, "aggravated' means on a regular and
> involved basis, and "pimping" means actually facilitating a prostitution
> operation, not just being a customer.
>
>    VS-)
It wouldn't be just being a customer anyway--that would at most constitute "aggravated johnning".

LH

------------------------------------------------------------
The American Dialect Society - http://www.americandialect.org