jail, n. A local government’s detention center where persons awaiting trial or those convicted of misdemeanors are confined. — Also spelled (esp. in BrE) gaol. — Also termed holding cell; lockup; jailhouse; house of detention; community correctional center. Cf. PRISON. [Cases: Prisons 1. C.J.S. Prisons and Rights of Prisoners §§ 2–3.] — jail, vb.
The credit awarded to a prisoner for good conduct, which can reduce the duration of the prisoner’s sentence. Cf. GOOD BEHAVIOR; earned time. [Cases: Prisons 15. C.J.S. Prisons and Rights of Prisoners § 153.]
misjoinder (mis-joyn-d[schwa]r). 1. The improper union of parties in a civil case. See JOINDER. Cf. DISJOINDER; NONJOINDER. [Cases: Federal Civil Procedure 387; Parties 85, 89. C.J.S. Parties §§ 212, 217.] 2. The improper union of offenses in a criminal case. [Cases: Indictment and Information 126. C.J.S. Indictments and Informations § 159.] MISKENNING miskenning (mis-ken-ing). [fr.
Uniform Mandatory Disposition of Detainers Act. A 1958 model statute requiring a state to timely dispose of any untried charges against a prisoner in that state, on the prisoner’s written request. • The Act has been adopted by several states. See INTERSTATE AGREEMENT ON DETAINERS ACT.
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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.]
Debtor’s Act of 1869. An English statute that, among other things, (1) abolished imprisonment for debt except in certain cases, as when a debtor owed a debt to the Crown or a debtor had money but refused to pay a debt, (2) abolished arrest by mesne process, that is, by compelling the defendant to appear
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eat inde sine die (ee-[schwa]t in-dee sI-nee dI-ee). [Latin] Let him go thence without day. • These words were used on a defendant’s acquittal, or when a prisoner was to be discharged, to signify that the matter be dismissed without any further judicial proceedings. See GO HENCE WITHOUT DAY.
mittimus (mit-[schwa]-m[schwa]s). [Law Latin “we send”] Hist. 1. A court order or warrant directing a jailer to detain a person until ordered otherwise; COMMITMENT(4). [Cases: Sentencing and Punishment 462, 463.] 2. A certified transcript of a prisoner’s conviction or sentencing proceedings. 3. A writ directing the transfer of records from one court to another. Pl.