righteous

Related to righteous: Self righteous

a righteous collar

A morally and legally justified arrest. The police officer is being challenged to prove that she made a righteous collar. The judge agreed that it was a righteous collar, throwing out the defendant's motion to have the case dismissed.
See also: collar, righteous

righteous

slang Excellent; awesome. Wow, that was a righteous concert! A: "I just heard they released a brand-new album today!" B: "Whoa, righteous!"
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

righteous

(ˈrɑɪtʃəs)
mod. good; of good quality. (Originally black.) She is a righteous mama.

righteous collar

n. a justifiable arrest. (As opposed to a setup or a frame.) Spike was taken in, and the gang agreed it was a righteous collar. Mooshoo was caught red-handed.
See also: collar, righteous
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • a righteous collar
  • righteous collar
  • stay on the straight and narrow
  • stay to the straight and narrow
  • be on the straight and narrow
  • keep on the straight and narrow
  • keep to the straight and narrow
  • keep to, stay on, etc. the straight and narrow
  • on the straight and narrow
  • feel (one's) collar
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The Righteous Mind play McArts, Galashiels, tomorrow and King Tut's in Glasgow on Sunday, with support from new Scots trio ID Kid.
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Gensburger begins her book by detailing how Israel came to create the title, Righteous among the Nations, and how it came to be used as an instrument of Israeli foreign policy after the establishment of Yad Vashem (the World Holocaust Remembrance Center located in Jerusalem) in 1953.
"He is at one with the universe, a divining rod for righteous souls waiting to be anointed."
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How could he have made that deal with Mary's father, another righteous man?
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Salkin, Righteous Gentiles in the Hebrew Bible: Ancient Role Models for Sacred Relationships.
In the new documentary, Among the Righteous: Lost Stories from the Holocaust in Arab Lands, PBS investigates forgotten links between Arabs and Jews during the Holocaust to reveal the great heroism that took place during this tumultuous period in history.
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If they believe in Jesus they must believe him to be an honest, righteous, divine soul, not a liar and a cheat.