| 单词 | liberty of the yard |
| 释义 | > as lemmasliberty of the yard d. An enclosure attached to a prison, in which the prisoners take exercise. liberty of the yard (U.S.): see quot. 1828. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > imprisonment > prison > [noun] > yard prison yard?1640 yard1777 ring1898 compound1946 1777 J. Howard State Prisons Eng. & Wales iii. 74 Why were not the walls of the yards repaired in time, that prisoners might with safety be allowed the proper use of them? 1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. at Yard Liberty of the yard, is a liberty granted to persons imprisoned for debt, of walking in the yard, or within any other limits prescribed by law. 1861 H. Mayhew London Labour (new ed.) III. 438/1 This person..took me into the yard and stripped me. < as lemmas |
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