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Jail :: Jail (v. t.) To imprison.

Prison :: Prison (v. t.) To bind (together); to enchain.

Captivate :: Captivate (v. t.) To take prisoner; to capture; to subdue.

Wrongous :: Wrongous (a.) Not right; illegal; as, wrongous imprisonment..

Significavit :: Significavit (n.) Formerly, a writ issuing out of chancery, upon certificate given by the ordinary, of a man's standing excommunicate by the space of forty days, for the laying him up in prison till he submit himself to the authority of the church..

Undercurrent :: Undercurrent (n.) Hence, figuratively, a tendency of feeling, opinion, or the like, in a direction contrary to what is publicly shown; an unseen influence or tendency; as, a strong undercurrent of sentiment in favor of a prisoner..

Skilligalee :: Skilligalee (n.) A kind of thin, weak broth or oatmeal porridge, served out to prisoners and paupers in England; also, a drink made of oatmeal, sugar, and water, sometimes used in the English navy or army..

Imprisoner :: Imprisoner (n.) One who imprisons.

Cession :: Cession (n.) The voluntary surrender of a person's effects to his creditors to avoid imprisonment.

Emprison :: Emprison (v. t.) See Imprison.

Marshalsea :: Marshalsea (n.) The court or seat of a marshal; hence, the prison in Southwark, belonging to the marshal of the king's household..

Confine :: Confine (n.) Apartment; place of restraint; prison.

Bond :: Bond (n.) The state of being bound; imprisonment; captivity, restraint..

Mainprise :: Mainprise (n.) Deliverance of a prisoner on security for his appearance at a day.

Stater :: Stateprison () See under State, n..

Roundhouse :: Roundhouse (n.) A constable's prison; a lockup, watch-house, or station house..

Engaol :: Engaol (v. t.) To put in jail; to imprison.

Bail :: Bail (n.) The person or persons who procure the release of a prisoner from the custody of the officer, or from imprisonment, by becoming surely for his appearance in court..

Reimprisonment :: Reimprisonment (n.) The act of reimprisoning, or the state of being reimprisoned..

Limbus :: Limbus (n.) Hence: Any real or imaginary place of restraint or confinement; a prison; as, to put a man in limbo..

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