Bidders of the Din

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This is a pretty well written piece. The author and protagonist wrote a memoir when out of prison, American Animals, which has a movie made out of it.

I wonder if the word "din" here was influenced in some way by Arabic or Hebrew senses.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Din_(Arabic)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beth_din

I thought it might have come from the racket of people talking and yelling inside brick walls.

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