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Down letterIn the US penitentiary slang, a letter from the parole board notifying a prisoner that more time must be served.
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Penitentiary
A prison for the punishment of convicts.
Letter
1) Common law, criminal law. An epistle; a despatch; a written message, usually on paper, which is folded up and sealed, sent by one person to another. 2) Contracts. In the civil law, locator, and in the French law, locateur, loueur, or bailleur, is he who, being the owner of a thing, lets it out to another for hire or compensation. 3) Civil law. The answer which the prince gave to questions of law which had been submitted to him by magistrates, was called letters or epistles. 4) Missive, English law. After a bill has been filed against a peer or peeress, or lord of parliament, a petition is presented to the lord chancellor for his letter, called a letter missive, which requests the defendant to appear and answer to the bill. A neglect to attend to this, places the defendant, in relation to such suit, on the same ground as other defendants, who are not peers, and a subpoena may then issue.
Parole
International law. The agreement of persons who have been taken by an enemy that they will not again take up arms against those who captured them, either for a limited time, or during the continuance of the war.
Board
This word is used to designate all the magistrates of a city or borough, or all the managers or directors of any institution; as, the board of aldermen; the board of directors of the Bank of North America. The majority of the board have in general the power to perform the acts of the whole board, but sometimes they are restrained by their charters, and it requires a greater number to perform certain acts.
Prisoner
One held in confinement against his will.
Time
Contracts, evidence, practice. The measure of duration., It is divided into years, months. days, hours, minutes, and seconds. It is also divided into day and night. 2) Pleading. The avertment of time is generally necessary in pleading; the rules are different, in different actions.
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Dirt nap
In the US penitentiary slang, to die.
Dog food
In the US penitentiary slang, heroin.
Don
In the US penitentiary slang, the dominant prisoner in a cell.
Doowop
In the US penitentiary slang, to go through the food line twice
Double cell
In the US penitentiary slang, housing two prisoners in a cell designed for one.
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Dragon's tongue
In the US penitentiary slang, slice corned beef, boiled to an unexcelled toughness.
Dress out
In the US penitentiary slang, to be assaulted with urine, feces,or any liquid mixture by a prisoner.
Drop a dime
In the US penitentiary slang, to inform on someone.
Dry rat
In the US penitentiary slang, a prisoner who snitches in front of another person.
Ducat
In the US penitentiary slang, prison passes for movement in the institution. Assignments for jobs, cell changes, sick-call, and other prison programs. Trust fund withdrawals for canteen draws.
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Penitentiary
A prison for the punishment of convicts.
Letter
1) Common law, criminal law. An epistle; a despatch; a written message, usually on paper, which is folded up and sealed, sent by one person to another. 2) Contracts. In the civil law, locator, and in the French law, locateur, loueur, or bailleur, is he who, being the owner of a thing, lets it out to another for hire or compensation. 3) Civil law. The answer which the prince gave to questions of law which had been submitted to him by magistrates, was called letters or epistles. 4) Missive, English law. After a bill has been filed against a peer or peeress, or lord of parliament, a petition is presented to the lord chancellor for his letter, called a letter missive, which requests the defendant to appear and answer to the bill. A neglect to attend to this, places the defendant, in relation to such suit, on the same ground as other defendants, who are not peers, and a subpoena may then issue.
Parole
International law. The agreement of persons who have been taken by an enemy that they will not again take up arms against those who captured them, either for a limited time, or during the continuance of the war.
Board
This word is used to designate all the magistrates of a city or borough, or all the managers or directors of any institution; as, the board of aldermen; the board of directors of the Bank of North America. The majority of the board have in general the power to perform the acts of the whole board, but sometimes they are restrained by their charters, and it requires a greater number to perform certain acts.
Prisoner
One held in confinement against his will.
Time
Contracts, evidence, practice. The measure of duration., It is divided into years, months. days, hours, minutes, and seconds. It is also divided into day and night. 2) Pleading. The avertment of time is generally necessary in pleading; the rules are different, in different actions.
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Dirt nap
In the US penitentiary slang, to die.
Dog food
In the US penitentiary slang, heroin.
Don
In the US penitentiary slang, the dominant prisoner in a cell.
Doowop
In the US penitentiary slang, to go through the food line twice
Double cell
In the US penitentiary slang, housing two prisoners in a cell designed for one.
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Dragon's tongue
In the US penitentiary slang, slice corned beef, boiled to an unexcelled toughness.
Dress out
In the US penitentiary slang, to be assaulted with urine, feces,or any liquid mixture by a prisoner.
Drop a dime
In the US penitentiary slang, to inform on someone.
Dry rat
In the US penitentiary slang, a prisoner who snitches in front of another person.
Ducat
In the US penitentiary slang, prison passes for movement in the institution. Assignments for jobs, cell changes, sick-call, and other prison programs. Trust fund withdrawals for canteen draws.
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