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case the joint — {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. To study the layout of a place one wishes to burglarize. * /The hooded criminals carefully cased the joint before robbing the neighborhood bank./ 2. To familiarize oneself with a potential workplace or vacation spot as a… … Dictionary of American idioms
case the joint — {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. To study the layout of a place one wishes to burglarize. * /The hooded criminals carefully cased the joint before robbing the neighborhood bank./ 2. To familiarize oneself with a potential workplace or vacation spot as a… … Dictionary of American idioms
Joint probability distribution — In the study of probability, given two random variables X and Y that are defined on the same probability space, the joint distribution for X and Y defines the probability of events defined in terms of both X and Y. In the case of only two random… … Wikipedia
case — In origin, case really is two different words, one derived from a form meaning receptacle or container, the other meaning instance or example. In both senses, the word has been abused and overused. Case is slang in such expressions as case the… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
case — 1. noun /keɪs/ a) An actual event, situation, or fact. For a change, in this case, he was telling the truth. b) A piece of work, specifically defined within a profession … Wiktionary
The United States of America — The United States of America † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The United States of America BOUNDARIES AND AREA On the east the boundary is formed by the St. Croix River and an arbitrary line to the St. John, and on the north by the… … Catholic encyclopedia
The Technology Life Cycle — (TLC) is an important tool The diagram below illustrates the typical life cycle of a manufacturing process or production system from the stages of its initial conception to its culmination as either a technique or procedure of common practice or… … Wikipedia
Joint Tribal Council of the Passamaquoddy Tribe v. Morton — Court United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit Full case name Joint Tribal Council of the Passamaquoddy Tribe v. Rogers C. B. Morton, Secretary, Department of the Interior, et al … Wikipedia
Joint quantum entropy — The joint quantum entropy generalizes the classical joint entropy to the context of quantum information theory. Intuitively, given two quantum states ho and sigma, represented as density operators that are subparts of a quantum system, the joint… … Wikipedia
Joint Criminal Enterprise — The main legal doctrine used to prosecute Serbian political and military leaders at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) for crimes, including genocide, allegedly committed in the 1991 95 wars in republics seceding … Wikipedia
Joint Forest Management — often abbreviated as JFM is the official and popular term in India for partnerships in forest management involving both the state forest departments and local communities. The policies and objectives of Joint Forest Management are detailed in the … Wikipedia
