righteous collar

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
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

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
  • 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