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straw purchase
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straw
purchase
(
plural
straw purchases
)
A purchase made secretly on behalf of someone else.
A husband, wife, boyfriend or girlfriend who buys a handgun on behalf of their significant other is carrying out a
straw purchase
.
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nominee purchase
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straw buyer
straw owner
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