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Jail
JailA county institution usually for persons awaiting trial, unsentenced felons and misdemeanants and sentenced misdemeanants and felons. RELATED TERMS-------------------------------------- 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. Institution 1) Ecclesiastical law. The act by which the ordinary commits the cure of souls to a person presented to a benefice. 2) Political law. That which has been established and settled by law for the public good; 3) Practice. The commencement of an action. Trial Practice., The examination before a competent tribunal, according to the laws, of the land, of the facts put in issue in a cause, for the purpose of determining such issue. SIMILAR TERMS-------------------------------------- PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS-------------------------------------- J.P. Morgan Chase lawyer A lawyer representing major investment firm J.P. Morgan Chase. Jail Jack mack In the US penitentiary slang, canned makarel sold at the commissary. Sometimes put in a sock to be used as a weapon. Jackrabbit parole In the US penitentiary slang, escaping after serving a long sentence. Jailhouse lawyer In the US penitentiary slang, a prisoner who assist others in filing legal actions. Jam up In the US penitentiary slang, ask a prisoner about something. Jitterbug In the US penitentiary slang, young, juvenile, troublemaker. In Florida, a prisoner under 21 years-old. We thank you for using the Juridical Dictionary to search for Jail. If you have a better definition for Jail than the one presented here, please let us know by making use of the suggest a term option. This definition of Jail may be disputed by other professionals. Our attempt is to provide easy definitions on Jail and any other medical topic for the public at large.
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