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reprieve

delay the punishment of (as a condemned prisoner) n 1 a : the act of reprieving : the state of being reprieved b : a formal temporary suspension of the execution of a sentence esp. of death … reprieve re·prieved re·priev·ing [alteration of earlier repry to send back (to prison), return to custody, perhaps from Anglo-French repris, past participle of reprendre to take back, from Old French] :

Deathbed or Dying Declarations

prisoners being present at the taking of such depositions. The party implicated, however, may produce evidence of the state of mind of the deceased and his behaviour or otherwise that he was not likely to be oppressed … which dispenses with the necessity of cross-examination. But before such declarations can be admitted in evidence against a prisoner, it must be satisfactorily proved that the deceased, at the time of making them, was conscious of his

Keeper of the Queen's prison

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Traitor's Gate

Traitor's Gate, the river gate of the Tower of London by which traitors, and state prisoners generally, were committed to the Tower, Oxf. Dict … Traitor's Gate, the river gate of the Tower of London by which traitors, and state prisoners generally, were committed to the Tower, Oxf. Dict

Sentenced to imprisonment

words 'convicted by a competent court' in the second proviso do not mean 'condemned to prison on conviction', State of Maharashtra v. Chandrabhan, AIR 1983 SC 803 (808): (1983) 3 SCC 387: (1983) 3 SCR 337.

Crown cases reserved

Crown Cases Act,1848 (11 & 12 Vict. c. 78), provided the judge who tried the prisoner consented to state a case, though if he refused no court had power to compel him to do so. The jurisdiction … authority of the Crown Cases Act,1848 (11 & 12 Vict. c. 78), provided the judge who tried the prisoner consented to state a case, though if he refused no court had power to compel him to do

Bail, Furlough, Parole

'Parole' are two distinct terms used in the jail manual or laws relating to temporary release of prisoners, State of Haryana v. Mohinder Singh, (2000) 3 SCC 394: AIR 2000 SC 890. (Criminal Procedure Code 1973, ss. … and 'Parole' are two distinct terms used in the jail manual or laws relating to temporary release of prisoners, State of Haryana v. Mohinder Singh, (2000) 3 SCC 394: AIR 2000 SC 890. (Criminal Procedure Code 1973,

penitentiary

penitentiary pl: -ries : a state or federal prison for the punishment and reformation of convicted felons compare house of correction, house of detention,

Chartel or cartel

Fr.], a letter of defiance or challenge to a single combat; also, an instrument or writing between two states for settling the exchange of prisoners of war. … challenge to a single combat; also, an instrument or writing between two states for settling the exchange of prisoners of war.

Transportation for life

person sentenced to trans-portation for life may be detained in prison for life, Sambha Ji Krishan Ji v. State of Maharashtra, AIR 1974 SC 147: (1974) 1 SCC 196

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