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, 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 — 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
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
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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Jail fever — 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 liberties — 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 limits — 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 lock — 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
Commission of general gaol delivery — Gaol Gaol (j[=a]l), n. [See {Jail}.] A place of confinement, especially for minor offenses or provisional imprisonment; a jail. [Preferably, and in the United States usually, written {jail}.] [1913 Webster] {Commission of general gaol delivery},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
jail — Gaol Gaol (j[=a]l), n. [See {Jail}.] A place of confinement, especially for minor offenses or provisional imprisonment; a jail. [Preferably, and in the United States usually, written {jail}.] [1913 Webster] {Commission of general gaol delivery},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
commission of gaol delivery — A commission appointed by the court to try all of the prisoners who are confined in a jail … Ballentine's law dictionary
