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Hard time
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Hard timeIn the US penitentiary slang, serving a sentence the difficult way.
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Penitentiary
A prison for the punishment of convicts.
Sentence
A judgment, or judicial declaration made by a judge in a cause. The term judgment is more usually applied to civil, and sentence to criminal proceedings.
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Hard labor
Punishment. In those states where the penitentiary system has been adopted, convicts who are to be imprisoned, as part of their punishment, are sentenced to perform hard labor. This labor is not greater than many freemen perform voluntarily, and the quantity required to be performed is not at all unreasonable. In the penitentiaries of Pennsylvania it consists in being employed in weaving, shoemaking, and such like employments.
Hardship
The inability of a parent to support his or her children because of a financial strain.
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Harassment lawsuit
A lawsuit filed on the grounds that the plaintiff has been allegedly harassed.
How to become a lawyer
Procedures to be admitted to the bar and practice law in a given jurisdiction.
Habitual offender
The habitual criminal designation is not a separate crime but augments the punishment for second or subsequent felonies.
Hack (prison)
In the US penitentiary slang, a correctional officer.
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Hawged
In the US penitentiary slang, to have everything taken away.
Hawk (prison)
In the North Carolina penitentiary slang, a prisoner who watches or stands guard to notify another prisoner when staff is approaching.
Heat wave
In the US penitentiary slang, a prisoner who is under constant suspicion and brings that attention to those around him.
Heart check
In the US penitentiary slang, assigning a prison gang member a hazardous mission (such as a murder) to see if he's still down with the gang.
Hemmed up
In the US penitentiary slang, to get intro trouble or receive a disciplinary report.
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Penitentiary
A prison for the punishment of convicts.
Sentence
A judgment, or judicial declaration made by a judge in a cause. The term judgment is more usually applied to civil, and sentence to criminal proceedings.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Hard labor
Punishment. In those states where the penitentiary system has been adopted, convicts who are to be imprisoned, as part of their punishment, are sentenced to perform hard labor. This labor is not greater than many freemen perform voluntarily, and the quantity required to be performed is not at all unreasonable. In the penitentiaries of Pennsylvania it consists in being employed in weaving, shoemaking, and such like employments.
Hardship
The inability of a parent to support his or her children because of a financial strain.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Harassment lawsuit
A lawsuit filed on the grounds that the plaintiff has been allegedly harassed.
How to become a lawyer
Procedures to be admitted to the bar and practice law in a given jurisdiction.
Habitual offender
The habitual criminal designation is not a separate crime but augments the punishment for second or subsequent felonies.
Hack (prison)
In the US penitentiary slang, a correctional officer.
Hard time
Hawged
In the US penitentiary slang, to have everything taken away.
Hawk (prison)
In the North Carolina penitentiary slang, a prisoner who watches or stands guard to notify another prisoner when staff is approaching.
Heat wave
In the US penitentiary slang, a prisoner who is under constant suspicion and brings that attention to those around him.
Heart check
In the US penitentiary slang, assigning a prison gang member a hazardous mission (such as a murder) to see if he's still down with the gang.
Hemmed up
In the US penitentiary slang, to get intro trouble or receive a disciplinary report.
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