jump the dock

verb

To escape from custody during a court sitting.

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Meanings

verbjump the dock (third-person singular simple present jumps the dock, present participle jumping the dock, simple past and past participle jumped the dock)

present singular third person jumps the dock · participle present jumping the dock · participle past jumped the dock · past jumped the dock

  1. UKslangTo escape from custody during a court sitting.

Origin

From jump (“flee”) + the + dock (“place in the courtroom where the accused sits”).

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APA

jump the dock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jump%20the%20dock

MLA

“jump the dock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jump%20the%20dock. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jump the dock,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jump%20the%20dock.

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