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Corner (prison)
Corner (prison)In the US penitentiary slang, a corner is defined by who a man hangs out with. That's his corner. RELATED TERMS-------------------------------------- Penitentiary A prison for the punishment of convicts. SIMILAR TERMS-------------------------------------- Corn In its most comprehensive sense, this term signifies every sort of grain, as well as peas and beans, this is its meaning in the memorandum usually contained in policies of insurance. But it does not include rice. Cornage The name of a species of tenure in England. The tenant by cornage was bound to blow a horn for the sake of alarming the country on the approach of an enemy. Cornet A commissioned officer in a regiment of cavalry. PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS-------------------------------------- Clipper pass In the US penitentiary slang, a special shaving pass that allows prisoners with medical conditions to shave only once a week or to wear short beards. Commandos (prison) In the US penitentiary slang, prisoners who go to another prisoners bunk or cell, after lights out, for sexual reasons. Convict (prison) In the US penitentiary slang, a prisoner with traditional values. One who has pride and respect, who maintains integrity, who is not an informant, whose word is good. A convict is different from an inmate. Convict boss In the US penitentiary slang, a prisoner given authority in a prison system. Code 21 In the US penitentiary slang, masturbation. Corner (prison) Count (prison) In the US penitentiary slang, the institutional count, repeated at different times in the day. Everything stops while prison staff make sure no one is missing. Cowboy (prison) "In the US penitentiary slang, a new officer. Spelled backwards, its ""yobwoc:"" young, obnoxious, bastard we often con." Crime of passion (jail) In the US penitentiary slang, a prisoner serving time on a sex crime. Crimey In the US penitentiary slang, a best friend or co-defendant. Cabotage A French term, also used in English, to refer to the coasting trade. Cabotage is often governed by statutes, requiring, for example, that only ships flying the flag of the coastal state concerned may engage in the coasting trade between ports of that state, unless "waivers" are obtained from the government of the state. We thank you for using the Juridical Dictionary to search for Corner (prison). If you have a better definition for Corner (prison) than the one presented here, please let us know by making use of the suggest a term option. This definition of Corner (prison) may be disputed by other professionals. Our attempt is to provide easy definitions on Corner (prison) and any other medical topic for the public at large.
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