straw purchase  
  スツラウ パチャス

(1) Noun, Phrase :

A person that is underage or has a criminal record gives another person money to buy a gun for the them.  This is called a "straw purchase." In most countries this is illegal.


Examples

  • The killer got his gun by straw purchase. His older brother bought the gun for him. Both of them are going to jail.  

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