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Tolbooth

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

Tolbooth, a prison, a custom-house, an exchange; also the place where goods are weighed. The ancient Tolbooth, or city prison, of Edinburgh was commonly called 'The Heart of Midlothian.' It was built by the citizens in 1561 and removed, with the mass of buildings in which it was incorporated, in 1817.

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