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jay walking
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jay walking n. walking across a street outside of marked cross-walks and not at a corner, and/or against a signal light. If there is vehicle traffic or clear markings of a place to cross, this is a traffic misdemeanor subject to fine, and may be (but not conclusively) contributory negligence in the event of injury to the jay walker by a vehicle.



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Well, the judge found her guilty on the jaywalking charge and suspended the fine.
police insist that Charles Atherton was conscious when they gave him a ticket for jaywalking.
Of course, the "broken windows" theory goes only so far, considering that someone caught jaywalking doesn't usually move onto bigger crimes.
 
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