Jail delivery
- Jail Jail (j[=a]l), n. [OE. jaile, gail, gayhol, OF. gaole,
gaiole, jaiole, F. ge[^o]le, LL. gabiola, dim. of gabia cage,
for L. cavea cavity, cage. See {Cage}.]
A kind of prison; a building for the confinement of persons
held in lawful custody, especially for minor offenses or with
reference to some future judicial proceeding. [Written also
{gaol}.]
[1913 Webster]
This jail I count the house of liberty. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
{Jail delivery}, the release of prisoners from jail, either legally or by violence.
{Jail delivery commission}. See under {Gaol}.
{Jail fever} (Med.), typhus fever, or a disease resembling it, generated in jails and other places crowded with people; -- called also {hospital fever}, and {ship fever}.
{Jail liberties}, or {Jail limits}, a space or district around a jail within which an imprisoned debtor was, on certain conditions, allowed to go at large. --Abbott.
{Jail lock}, a peculiar form of padlock; -- called also {Scandinavian lock}. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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jail delivery — n. 1. Eng. Law Historical the clearing of a jail by bringing the prisoners to trial, as at the assizes 2. a liberation of prisoners from jail by force … English World dictionary
jail delivery — noun the use of force to liberate prisoners • Hypernyms: ↑liberation, ↑release, ↑freeing * * * noun 1. : the clearing of a jail by bringing the prisoners to trial or by having the legality of their commitments reviewed 2 … Useful english dictionary
jail delivery — 1. a liberation of persons from prison, esp. by force. 2. the act of clearing a jail of prisoners by bringing them to trial, as at the assizes in England. [1425 75; late ME] * * * … Universalium
jail delivery — The clearing out or ridding a jail of the persons committed there to await their trials, by disposing of their cases. See 4 Bl Comm 270 … Ballentine's law dictionary
jail delivery — See gaol … Black's law dictionary
jail-delivery — … Useful english dictionary
Jail delivery commission — Jail Jail (j[=a]l), n. [OE. jaile, gail, gayhol, OF. gaole, gaiole, jaiole, F. ge[^o]le, LL. gabiola, dim. of gabia cage, for L. cavea cavity, cage. See {Cage}.] A kind of prison; a building for the confinement of persons held in lawful custody,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
jail delivery judges — See judges of gaol delivery … Ballentine's law dictionary
Commission of Jail Delivery — One of the commissions formerly issued to judges of assize and judges of the Central Criminal Court in England to try all prisoners • • • Main Entry: ↑jail … Useful english dictionary
Court of Oyer and Terminer and General Jail Delivery — Court of Oyer and Terminer and General Gaol (or Jail) Delivery /kort av oyar and tarmanar aend jenaral jeyl dalivariy/ In American law, formerly, a court of criminal jurisdiction in the state of Pennsylvania. It was held at the same time with the … Black's law dictionary
