Workhouses
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Workhouses, municipal institutions for the support and maintenance of poor persons. See (English) Poor Law Act, 1930 (20 Geo. 5, c. 17), ss. 21 to 34; (English) POOR LAWS. As to the position of the in-mates of workhouses under the National Insurance Acts (Health and Unemployment), see NATIONAL INSURANCE, and in respect of old age and contributory pensions, see PENSIONS.
A jail for criminals who have committed minor offenses and are serving short sentences, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1600.
A jail for criminals who have committed minor offenses and are serving short sentences, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1600.
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