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or concerning any great man of the realm, was a misdemeanour, punish-able at Common Law by fine and imprison-ment; which was confirmed by 3 Edw. 1 (Stat. West. Prim.), c. 34; 2 Rich. 2, st. 1, c.

Enjail

To put into jail to imprison

confine

confine con·fined con·fin·ing : to hold within a location ;specif : imprison

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debt

various laws. Courts disagree whether criminal restitution is a debt under the Bankruptcy Code. The historical practice of imprisoning debtors for nonpayment is no longer used. antecedent debt : debt that is incurred prior to a property

habeas corpus

submitting] : an extraordinary writ issued upon a petition challenging the lawfulness of restraining a person who is imprisoned or otherwise in another's custody called also the Great Writ NOTE: Habeas corpus ad subjiciendum is an extraordinary

incarcerate

incarcerate -at·ed -at·ing [Latin incarceratus, past participle of incarcerare, from in- in + carcer prison] : imprison in·car·ce·ra·tion [in-kÄ r-sə-rā-shən] n

insurrection

in any rebellion or against the authority of the United States…shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than ten years "U.S. Code"]

revocation of probation

probation or supervised release can no longer serve his or her sentence in the community and must be imprisoned. Source: Federal Judicial Center

Black Hand

A Spanish anarchistic society many of the members of which were imprisoned in 1883

Engaol

To put in jail to imprison

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