jail delivery

noun

a liberation of persons from prison, especially by force.

the act of clearing a jail of prisoners by bringing them to trial, as at the assizes in England.

Origin of jail delivery

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75

Words nearby jail delivery

Jai Hind, jail, jailbait, jailbird, jailbreak, jail delivery, jailer, jail fever, jailhouse, jailhouse lawyer, Jain

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Example sentences from the Web for jail delivery

Occasionally this circuit is performed a third time for the purpose of jail-delivery.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2|Various
“Such a jail-delivery has never been known in New England,” is the testimony handed down.
The Salem witchcraft, The planchette mystery, and Modern spiritualism|Harriet Beecher Stowe
Miss Murdstone made a jail-delivery of her pocket-handkerchief, and held it before her eyes.
The Personal History of David Copperfield |Charles Dickens

British Dictionary definitions for jail delivery

jail delivery

noun

forcible and illegal liberation of prisoners from jail

English law (formerly) a commission issued to assize judges when they come to a circuit town authorizing them to try all prisoners and release those acquitted

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单词	jail delivery
释义	jail delivery noun a liberation of persons from prison, especially by force. the act of clearing a jail of prisoners by bringing them to trial, as at the assizes in England. Origin of jail delivery late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75 Words nearby jail delivery Jai Hind, jail, jailbait, jailbird, jailbreak, jail delivery, jailer, jail fever, jailhouse, jailhouse lawyer, Jain Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for jail delivery Occasionally this circuit is performed a third time for the purpose of jail-delivery. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2\|Various “Such a jail-delivery has never been known in New England,” is the testimony handed down. The Salem witchcraft, The planchette mystery, and Modern spiritualism\|Harriet Beecher Stowe Miss Murdstone made a jail-delivery of her pocket-handkerchief, and held it before her eyes. The Personal History of David Copperfield \|Charles Dickens British Dictionary definitions for jail delivery jail delivery noun forcible and illegal liberation of prisoners from jail English law (formerly) a commission issued to assize judges when they come to a circuit town authorizing them to try all prisoners and release those acquitted Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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