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jail delivery

/ˈdʒeɪl dɪˈlɪvəri/

Übersetzung: Veralteter juristischer Begriff für die Entleerung eines Gefängnisses durch Aburteilung aller Insassen in einer Gerichtssitzung oder, historisch, für die gewaltsame Befreiung von Gefangenen.

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/ˈdʒeɪl dɪˈlɪvəri/formalbritishlegalveraltet
  • deVeralteter juristischer Begriff für die Entleerung eines Gefängnisses durch Aburteilung aller Insassen in einer Gerichtssitzung oder, historisch, für die gewaltsame Befreiung von Gefangenen.

An archaic legal term referring to the clearing of a jail by trying all prisoners at a court session, or historically, the act of forcibly freeing prisoners from custody.

  1. Escape of prisonersC1formal

    The act of freeing prisoners from jail, often by force or as a mass escape.

    deGefängnisausbruch

    • The sheriff prevented a jail delivery by the outlaw gang.
    • A jail delivery was attempted last night, but the guards stopped it.
    • Historical records mention a famous jail delivery in the 18th century.
  2. Legal term: trial of all prisonersC2formalbritish

    A historical legal term referring to the process of trying all prisoners in a jail at one session of court.

    deGefängnislieferung (Rechtstermin)

    • The judge ordered a general jail delivery to clear the overcrowded prison.
    • In old English law, a commission of jail delivery was issued to judges.
    • The court held a jail delivery session to handle all pending cases.