righteous collar

righteous collar
n. a justifiable arrest. (As opposed to a setup or a frame.)
Ziggy was taken in, and the gang agreed it was a righteous collar. Bruno was caught red-handed.
“I can’t complain,” said Ziggy. “It was a righteous collar.”

Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.

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