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Count (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. RELATED TERMS-------------------------------------- Penitentiary A prison for the punishment of convicts. Count A statement of facts that clearly defines the complaint. Prison A legal prison is the building designated by law, or used by the sheriff, for the confinement, or detention of those whose persons are judicially ordered to be kept in custody. But in cases of necessity, the sheriff may make his own house, or any other place, a prison. SIMILAR TERMS-------------------------------------- Council Legislation. This word signifies an assembly. Counsel 1) Advice given to another as to what he ought to do or not to do. 2) An officer of court. One who undertakes to conduct suits and actions in court. The same as counsellor. 3) Practice, Criminal law. In the oath of the grand jurors, there is a provision requiring them to keep secret " the commonwealth's counsel, their fellows, and their own." In this sense this word is synonymous with knowledge. Counsellor Government. A counsellor is a member of a council. In some of the states the executive power is vested in a governor, or a governor and lieutenant governor, and council. The members of such council are called counsellors. Count A statement of facts that clearly defines the complaint. Counter English law. The name of an ancient prison in the city of London, which has now been demolished. Counter affidavit An affidavit made in opposition to one already made; this is allowed in the preliminary examination of some cases. Counter security Security given to one who has become security for another, the condition of which is, that if the one who first became surety shall be damnified, the one who gives the counter security will indemnity him. Counterclaim A claim made by the defendant in a civil lawsuit against the plaintiff. In essence, a counter lawsuit within a lawsuit. Counterpart Contracts. Formerly each party to an indenture executed a separate deed; that part which was executed by the grantor was called the original, and the rest the counterparts. It is now usual for all the parties to execute every part, and this makes them all originals. Counterplea Pleading. When a tenant in any real action, tenant by the curtesy, or tenant in dower, in his answer and plea, vouches any one to warrant his title, or prays in aid another who has a larger estate, as of the remainder-man or reversioner or when a stranger to the action comes and prays to be received to save his estate; then that which the defendant alleges against it, why it should not be admitted, is called a counterplea. Counters English law. - Formerly there were in London two prisons belonging to the sheriffs courts, which bore this name. They are now demolished. Countersign To countersign is to sign on the opposite side of an instrument already signed by some other person or officer, in order to secure its character of a genuine paper; as a bank note is signed by the president and countersigned by the cashier. Country By country is meant the state of which one is a member. Country damage Damage to baled or bagged goods (e.g. cotton) caused by excessive moisture from damp ground or exposure to weather, or by grit, dust or sand ashore. Country of birth The country in which a person is born. Country of chargeability The independent country to which an immigrant entering under the preference system is accredited for purposes of numerical limitations. Country of citizenship The country in which a person is born (and has not renounced or lost citizenship) or naturalized and to which that person owes allegiance and by which he or she is entitled to be protected. County Originally, a province governed by a count, - the earl or alderman to whom the government of the shire was entrusted. 1 Bl. Com. 116. County commissioners Certain officers generally entrusted with the superintendence of the collection of the county taxes, and the disbursements made. for the county. They are administrative officers, invested by the local laws with various powers. County jail The penitentiary institutions at county level in the United States. County prison The penitentiary institutions at county level in the United States. PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS-------------------------------------- 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) In the US penitentiary slang, a corner is defined by who a man hangs out with. That's his corner. Count (prison) 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. Cadastre A term derived from the French, which has been adopted in Louisiana, and which signifies the official statement of the quantity and value of real property in any district, made for the purpose of justly apportioning the taxes payable on such property. We thank you for using the Juridical Dictionary to search for Count (prison). If you have a better definition for Count (prison) than the one presented here, please let us know by making use of the suggest a term option. This definition of Count (prison) may be disputed by other professionals. Our attempt is to provide easy definitions on Count (prison) and any other medical topic for the public at large.
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