gaol liberties
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gaol liberties, gaol limits — /jeyfc)i libartiyz/ limats/ A district around a gaol, defined by limits, within which prisoners are allowed to go at large on giving security to return. It is considered a part of the gaol … Black's law dictionary
gaol liberties, gaol limits — /jeyfc)i libartiyz/ limats/ A district around a gaol, defined by limits, within which prisoners are allowed to go at large on giving security to return. It is considered a part of the gaol … Black's law dictionary
liberties — /libartiyz/ Privileged districts exempt from the sheriffs jurisdiction; as, gaol liberties. See gaol. In colonial times, laws, or legal rights resting upon them. The early colonial ordinances in Massachusetts were termed laws and liberties, and… … Black's law dictionary
liberties — /libartiyz/ Privileged districts exempt from the sheriffs jurisdiction; as, gaol liberties. See gaol. In colonial times, laws, or legal rights resting upon them. The early colonial ordinances in Massachusetts were termed laws and liberties, and… … Black's law dictionary
Liberties of the Tower of London — The Liberties of the Tower, or the Tower Liberty was an area adjoining the Tower of London, which was outside the jurisdiction of either the City of London or the County of Middlesex.The liberty originally consisted of the area inside the walls… … Wikipedia
gaol — Jail Jail (j[=a]l), n. [OE. jaile, gail, gayhol, OF. gaole, gaiole, jaiole, F. ge[^o]le, LL. gabiola, dim. of gabia cage, for L. cavea cavity, cage. See {Cage}.] A kind of prison; a building for the confinement of persons held in lawful custody,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gaol limits — See liberties of the jail … Ballentine's law dictionary
Jail liberties — Jail Jail (j[=a]l), n. [OE. jaile, gail, gayhol, OF. gaole, gaiole, jaiole, F. ge[^o]le, LL. gabiola, dim. of gabia cage, for L. cavea cavity, cage. See {Cage}.] A kind of prison; a building for the confinement of persons held in lawful custody,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
jail liberties — See gaol … Black's law dictionary
jail liberties — See gaol … Black's law dictionary
