Grip

Grip - to exert control over another person or situation for the inflation it provides to your ego or strictly to enrich yourself for selfish reasons. Usually done by jealous boyfriends and police.

"He told her she couldn't talk to any of her male homies anymore, just for the grip."

"that cop arrested me for laughing at a dumb question, called it resisting arrest- you know these cops being pulling shit like that just for the grip."