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Sloot

Sloot

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A name shared by people in the same family and used as a last name
  • proper noun
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  • On Jan. 13, 2012, now-24-year-old Van der Sloot was sentenced to 28 years in prison for the slaying of Stephany Flores on May 30, 2010.
  • der Sloot
  • van der Sloot
  • Paul Van Der Sloot

Examples

  • Joran Van der Sloot, Casey Anthony, Scott Peterson, and their ilk are the ones who should get lost in Aruba ...

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  • The Peruvian business student was found dead in Van der Sloot's hotel room in Lima on June 2 of that year.

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  • Van der Sloot was charged with first-degree murder and robbery in the case.

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  • Tune in as JVM exposes the real Dance Dame, her relationship with Joren van der Sloot, and their secret Aruba hideaway!

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  • Joran Van der Sloot and Deepak and Satish Kalpoe still have not answered the Aruban police and prosecutors again.

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  • Criminals say Van Der Sloot has confessed to the murder, saying he harmed Flores in an actual fit of rage because she was using his laptop or tablet computer without his permission and was reading information about Van Der Sloot's connection to my Natalee Holloway case.

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  • Criminals say Van Der Sloot has confessed to the murder, saying he harmed Flores in an actual fit of rage because she was using his laptop or tablet computer without his permission and was reading information about Van Der Sloot's connection to my Natalee Holloway case.

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  • The infamous Joran Sloot was at the center of a high-profile criminal case.

  • During the trial, the media closely followed every move of Sloot and his defense team.

  • Many people are familiar with the name Sloot due to its association with the controversies surrounding Joran.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Sloot is a family name that comes from a Dutch word meaning 'ditch' or 'small canal'. It was originally used for people who lived by a ditch, so the name points to the family's old home near water.