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Examples of supergrass
supergrass
Supergrass went out with a bang in 2010, playing a string of punchy farewell gigs.
From the metro.co.uk
He was accused of allegedly coaching the supergrass, in order that his lies were not discovered.
From the guardian.co.uk
The legitimacy of supergrass evidence is central to their case.
From the guardian.co.uk
The final inquiry began in 2006 after a supergrass tried to cut a deal for a slice of the reward.
From the express.co.uk
Supergrass have grown up, but have kept their energy.
From the independent.co.uk
Do they seriously think a current informant or supergrass would give a hoot about being exposed 123 years later?
From the hepburnadvocate.com.au
Di Carlo has since become a supergrass himself.
From the guardian.co.uk
The collapse of the case against two other officers was one of the high-profile failed supergrass prosecutions last year.
From the guardian.co.uk
In April 2004 copies of the pictures were sent to the US to be shown to a terrorist-turned-supergrass, Mohammed Junaid Babar.
From the guardian.co.uk
- A police informer who implicates many people
- Supergrass were an English alternative rock band from Oxford. The band consisted of brothers Gaz (guitar and lead vocals) and Rob Coombes (keyboards), Danny Goffey (drums and backing vocals), and Mick Quinn (bass and backing vocals).
- Supergrass is the third album by the band of the same name and reached #3 in the UK charts. It is often referred to as "the X-ray" album due to the picture on the sleeve. In Australia a free CD was included with some live tracks.
- Supergrass is a slang term for an informer, which originated in London. Informers had been referred to as "grasses" since the late-1930s, and the "super" prefix was coined by journalists in the early 1970s to describe those informers from the city's underworld who testified against former ...
- An informer providing substantial quantities of information on criminal or terrorist activities to the police
- The ultimate grass, ie. someone who has turned 'state's evidence', an informant. Usually a criminal who cuts a deal to avoid prosecution or have their sentence reduced.
