prisoner of war
prisoner of war. A person, usu. a soldier, who is captured by or surrenders to the enemy in wartime. — Also termed captive. — Abbr. POW.
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war crime
war crime. Conduct that violates international laws governing the conduct of international armed conflicts. • Examples of war crimes are the killing of hostages, abuse of civilians in occupied territories, abuse of prisoners of war, and devastation that is not justified by military necessity. [Cases: War and National Emergency 11. C.J.S. War and National Defense
laws of war
laws of war. Int’l law. The body of rules and principles observed by civilized nations for the regulation of matters inherent or incidental to the conduct of a public war, such as the relations of neutrals and belligerents, blockades, captures, prizes, truces and armistices, capitulations, prisoners, and declarations of war and peace. See GENEVA CONVENTIONS
upward departure
In the federal sentencing guidelines, a court’s imposition of a sentence harsher than the standard guidelines propose, as when the court concludes that a criminal’s history did not take into account additional offenses committed while the prisoner was out on bail. [Cases: Sentencing and Punishment 814. C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 1479, 1526.]
warden
warden. 1. A person in charge of something (game warden) (port warden); esp., the official in charge of a prison, jail, or park (prison warden) (game warden). [Cases: Prisons 6–12. C.J.S. Prisons and Rights of Prisoners §§ 6, 14–20, 25, 50–53, 55, 59, 124–129.] 2. SERGEANT-AT-ARMS(4).
death warrant
A warrant authorizing a warden or other prison official to carry out a death sentence. • A death warrant typically sets the time and place for a prisoner’s execution. [Cases: Sentencing and Punishment 1795. C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 1591–1592.]
postliminium
postliminium (pohst-l[schwa]-min-ee-[schwa]m), n. [fr. Latin post “after” + limen “threshold”] 1. Roman & civil law. The reentering of one’s residence. 2. Roman & civil law. The doctrine that a restoration of a person’s lost rights or status relates back to the time of the original loss or deprivation, esp. in regard to the restoration of
captive
captive, n. 1. A person who is unlawfully seized and held by another. Cf. PRISONER. 2. PRISONER OF WAR. 3. An animal, esp. a wild one, that is caught and kept confined.