- in execution under sentence of the court
- The state or condition of a person who is imprisoned in execution of a sentence. Mitchell v Greenough (CA 9 Wash) F2d 184.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
in execution under sentence of the court
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