e/Fence (criminal)

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has glosseng: A fence is an individual who knowingly buys stolen property for later resale in a (usually) legitimate market. As a verb, the word describes the behavior of the thief in the transaction: The burglar fenced the radio. This sense of the term came from thieves' slang, first attested c. 1700, from notion of such transactions taking place under defense of secrecy.
lexicalizationeng: fence
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lexicalizationswe: Hälare

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