Prisonment - Law Dictionary Search Results
Bar
(2005), p. 44. Means the railing in a court room that enclose the area around the judge where prisoners are stationed in criminal cases or where the business of the Court is transacted in civil cases, Webster's
Bar, trial at
Bar, trial at, the trial of a cause or prisoner before the Court itself instead of at Nisi Prius. It is confined to cases of great importance, and
Barr-fee
Barr-fee, a fee of 20l. payable by every prisoner acquitted of felony to the sheriff or gaoler, Termes de la Ley. (Abolished by Statute 130 years ago.)
Keep your definitions linked to case research
Winter circuit
Winter circuit, originally an occasional circuit appointed for the trial of prisoners, and in some cases of civil causes, between Michaelmas and Hilary Sittings. See Winter Assize Act, 1876, and
- ‹ Prev
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 29
- 30
- 31
- 32
- 33
- 34
- Next ›
Try the research workspace - 7 days free