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UKProfessional courtesy
/pɹəfˈɛʃənəl kˈɜːtəsi/
/pɹəfˈɛʃənəl kˈɜːɾəsi/Professional courtesy
[NOUN]1
free service that people of the same profession provide for each other, especially common among physicians
2
*** (In law enforcement) the term has been used to refer to the practice by law enforcement officers allowing other officers to engage in traffic violations and some crimes without being reported or arrested.
Examples
1. Look at poor Ackmena, bound by professional courtesy to put up with him - if perhaps none too politely.
2. This is what you call a professional courtesy.
3. Now, okay, so this isn't exactly legal advice but just general life advice, please don't ask out your bartenders who were just working, don't mistake their professional courtesy for genuine interest.
4. Why, it's the same reason that sharks don't like to bite other sharks, professional courtesy, and also the fear that if you bite someone else, they might bite you eventually.
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