The Street Lawyer Glossary

The Street Lawyer Glossary

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Baluster

Spindle

Tenement

Apartment in city with minimal facilities

Dilapidation

Required repairs after the tenancy ends

Verdigris

Green patina formed on brass

Furloughing

Granting leave to a prisoner

Sappy

Romantic fool

Incumbent

Imperative, binding

Crevices

Rifts, gaps

Solemnize

Perform, formalize

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