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| has gloss | eng: 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. |
| lexicalization | eng: fence |
| instance of | e/Criminals |
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| lexicalization | swe: Hälare |
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