English Dictionary

perp walk

名詞

アメリカ英語 慣用表現

(chiefly US, idiomatic, law enforcement) The intentional public display before news cameras of someone in police custody, especially someone famous or notorious, for the purpose of satisfying public interest, demonstrating the authorities' effectiveness, or shaming the person.

日本語の意味

（主に米国の慣用表現）警察の拘束を受けた人物、特に著名または悪名高い人物を、報道カメラの前で意図的に公に晒し、公共の関心を満たす、当局の有効性を示す、またはその人物を恥ずかしめる目的で行われる行為

The documentary criticized how the celebrity was subjected to a perp walk that seemed designed more for ratings than for justice.

そのドキュメンタリーは、有名人が正義のためというより視聴率を上げるために計画されたかのように見える、テレビカメラの前での見せしめにされたことを批判した。

意味（1）

(chiefly US, idiomatic, law enforcement) The intentional public display before news cameras of someone in police custody, especially someone famous or notorious, for the purpose of satisfying public interest, demonstrating the authorities' effectiveness, or shaming the person.

FBI agents gave former WorldCom executives Scott Sullivan and David Myers the same star treatment, parading the handcuffed quarry in an early-morning perp walk and prompting Sullivan's lawyer to complain about the unfair taint of the current political climate.

perp walks （ plural ）