English Dictionary

beat the rap

動詞

俗語

(slang) To escape legal conviction and punishment for a crime which one has been charged with committing; to be acquitted.

日本語の意味

（法律用語のスラング）罪に問われた事件において、有罪判決や処罰を免れる、すなわち無罪放免される

Even though the evidence was damning, he managed to beat the rap and walked out of court a free man.

証拠は決定的だったにもかかわらず、彼は有罪判決を免れ、自由な身で法廷を後にした。

意味（1）

(slang) To escape legal conviction and punishment for a crime which one has been charged with committing; to be acquitted.

beats the rap （ present singular third-person ）

beating the rap （ participle present ）

beat the rap （ past ）

beaten the rap （ participle past ）

beat the rap （ colloquial participle past ）