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Defined in 3 dictionaries — Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Anderson (1889)

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

The name of a prison in London, said to have existed as early as 1207. It was three times destroyed and rebuilt. For centuries the condition of the place was horrible, but it has been greatly improved since 1808. Since 1815, debtors have not bcen committed to this prison.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

The name of a prison in London, said to have existed as early aa 1207. Tt waa three times destroyed and rebuilt. For centuries the condition of the placa was horrible, but it has been greatly improved since 1808. Since 1815, debtors have not been committed to this prison.

A Dictionary of Law

William C. Anderson · 1889

An underground prison in Connecticut, in use for more than fifty years after the close of the Revolution. The place, for its horrors, has been compared to the Black Hole of Calcutta. ^