1. To
form a line of
arrested persons at
police headquarters for
inspection by
officers and
detectives; to take one's place in such a
line.
2. To
form, or take one's place in a line of
suspects for
identification by a
complainant.
3. To form, or take one's place in a line of
men for a series of
criminal assaults on a
woman.
4. To
organize unions, or so-called "
protective agencies" by force; to secure a list of potential victims of extortion, and to organize them into regularly paying groups. 5. To make all necesarry plans and preperations for the execution of a specific crime.
- american underworld dictionary - 1950