Usually means: Survey area before committing crime.
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  1. case the joint: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  2. case the joint: Dictionary.com
  3. case the joint: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  4. case the joint: Wiktionary

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  1. case the joint: Idioms

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  1. case the joint: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (case the joint)

verb:  (idiomatic, slang, criminology) To thoroughly observe or examine a place, in order to familiarize oneself with its workings in preparation for criminal activity, often robbery.
verb:  (idiomatic, slang) To thoroughly observe or examine a place, without any nefarious motive or intent.

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