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吃案

Mandarin · pinyin chī àn

(Tw) (of the police) to bury a crime (i.e. conceal the existence of a criminal case in order to improve crime-solving statistics or in return for a bribe etc)

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吃: chī · eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear
案: àn · table, bench; legal case

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(Taiwan, of police officers) to intentionally suppress or neglect to report a crime that has been reported by the public (often by downplaying the severity of the case or failing to follow proper reporting procedures)

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