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Re-demption :: Re-demption (n.) The act of redeeming, or the state of being redeemed; repurchase; ransom; release; rescue; deliverance; as, the redemption of prisoners taken in war; the redemption of a ship and cargo..

Provost :: Provost (n.) The keeper of a prison.

Bind :: Bind (v. t.) To tie, or confine with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.; to fetter; to make fast; as, to bind grain in bundles; to bind a prisoner..

Engaol :: Engaol (v. t.) To put in jail; to imprison.

Theta :: Theta (n.) A letter of the Greek alphabet corresponding to th in English; -- sometimes called the unlucky letter, from being used by the judges on their ballots in passing condemnation on a prisoner, it being the first letter of the Greek qa`natos, death..

Discharge :: Discharge (v. t.) Legal release from confinement; liberation; as, the discharge of a prisoner..

Cession :: Cession (n.) The voluntary surrender of a person's effects to his creditors to avoid imprisonment.

Duress :: Duress (n.) Hardship; constraint; pressure; imprisonment; restraint of liberty.

Detainer :: Detainer (n.) A writ authorizing the keeper of a prison to continue to keep a person in custody.

Little-ease :: Little-ease (n.) An old slang name for the pillory, stocks, etc., of a prison..

Country-base :: Country-base (n.) Same as Prison base.

Imprison Ment :: Imprison ment (n.) The act of imprisoning, or the state of being imprisoned; confinement; restraint..

Base :: Base (n.) A rustic play; -- called also prisoner's base, prison base, or bars..

Jail :: "Jail (n.) A kind of prison; a building for the confinement of persons held in lawful custody, especially for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding..

Incarceration :: Incarceration (n.) The act of confining, or the state of being confined; imprisonment..

Keeper :: Keeper (n.) One who retains in custody; one who has the care of a prison and the charge of prisoners.

Caitiff :: Caitiff (n.) A captive; a prisoner.

Limbus :: Limbus (n.) Hence: Any real or imaginary place of restraint or confinement; a prison; as, to put a man in limbo..

Custody :: Custody (n.) State of being guarded and watched to prevent escape; restraint of liberty; confinement; imprisonment.

Oubliette :: Oubliette (n.) A dungeon with an opening only at the top, found in some old castles and other strongholds, into which persons condemned to perpetual imprisonment, or to perish secretly, were thrust, or lured to fall..

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