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QUEEN'S PRISON

\kwˈiːnz pɹˈɪzən], \kwˈiːnz pɹˈɪzən], \k_w_ˈiː_n_z p_ɹ_ˈɪ_z_ə_n]\

Definitions of QUEEN'S PRISON

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)

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A jail which used to be appropriated to the debtors and criminals confined under process or by authority of the superior courts at Westminster, the high court of admiralty, and also to persons imprisoned under the bankrupt law.

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)
By Henry Campbell Black

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