dock, n. 1. A structure that encloses water, often between two piers, in which ships are received for loading, unloading, safekeeping, or repair. [Cases: Wharves 4. C.J.S. Wharves §§ 1–2, 4–5.] 2. The part of a warehouse or other building (usu. elevated with oversized doors) at which trucks are received for loading and unloading. 3. […]
A usu. random and warrantless search for illicit or contraband material (such as weapons or drugs) in a prisoner’s cell. — Often shortened to shakedown. [Cases: Prisons 4(7). C.J.S. Prisons and Rights of Prisoners §§ 58, 60, 74–75.]
A credit toward a sentence reduction awarded to a prisoner who takes part in activities designed to lessen the chances that the prisoner will commit a crime after release from prison. • Earned time, which is usu. awarded for taking educational or vocational courses, working, or participating in certain other productive activities, is distinct from
suspendatur per collum (s[schwa]s-pen-day-t[schwa]r p[schwa]r kahl-[ schwa]m). [Law French] Hist. Let him be hanged by the neck. • This phrase was written by a judge in the margin of the sheriff’s calendar, opposite the name of a prisoner who had been sentenced to death. — Abbr. sus. per coll. “And now the usage is, for
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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.]
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.