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Debtors' prison, the Glossary

A debtors' prison is a prison for people who are unable to pay debt.^[1]

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Alabama

Alabama is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

Alimony, also called aliment (Scotland), maintenance (England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Wales, Canada, New Zealand), spousal support (U.S., Canada) and spouse maintenance (Australia), is a legal obligation on a person to provide financial support to their spouse before or after marital separation or divorce.

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American Civil Liberties Union

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is an American nonprofit human rights organization founded in 1920.

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American Convention on Human Rights

The American Convention on Human Rights (ACHR), also known as the Pact of San José or by its Spanish name used in most of the signatory nations, Convención Americana sobre Derechos Humanos, is an international human rights instrument.

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American Revolutionary War

The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was a military conflict that was part of the broader American Revolution, in which American Patriot forces organized as the Continental Army and commanded by George Washington defeated the British Army.

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Ancien régime

The ancien régime was the political and social system of the Kingdom of France that the French Revolution overturned through its abolition in 1790 of the feudal system of the French nobility and in 1792 through its execution of the king and declaration of a republic.

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Arizona

Arizona (Hoozdo Hahoodzo; Alĭ ṣonak) is a landlocked state in the Southwestern region of the United States.

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Arkansas

Arkansas is a landlocked state in the West South Central region of the Southern United States.

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Arrest warrant

An arrest warrant or bench warrant is a warrant issued by a judge or magistrate on behalf of the state which authorizes the arrest and detention of an individual or the search and seizure of an individual's property.

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Asset forfeiture

Asset forfeiture or asset seizure is a form of confiscation of assets by the authorities.

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Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

An associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States is a justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, other than the chief justice of the United States.

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Bankruptcy

Bankruptcy is a legal process through which people or other entities who cannot repay debts to creditors may seek relief from some or all of their debts. Debtors' prison and Bankruptcy are personal financial problems.

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Bankruptcy in the United States

In the United States, bankruptcy is largely governed by federal law, commonly referred to as the "Bankruptcy Code" ("Code").

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Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978

The Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 (November 6, 1978) is a United States Act of Congress regulating bankruptcy.

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Bearden v. Georgia

Bearden v. Georgia, 461 U.S. 660 (1983), was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case holding that a local government can only imprison or jail someone for not paying a fine if it can be shown, by means of a hearing, that the person in question could have paid it but "willfully" chose not to do so. Debtors' prison and Bearden v. Georgia are debtors' prisons.

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Bowdon, Georgia

Bowdon is a city in Carroll County, Georgia, United States.

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Brennan Center for Justice

The Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law (NYU Law) is a liberal or progressive nonprofit law and public policy institute.

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California

California is a state in the Western United States, lying on the American Pacific Coast.

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Castellania (Valletta)

The Castellania (Il-Kastellanija; La Castellania), also known as the Castellania Palace (Il-Palazz Kastellanja; Palazzo Castellania), is a former courthouse and prison in Valletta, Malta that currently houses the country's health ministry.

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CBS News

CBS News is the news division of the American television and radio broadcaster CBS.

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Charles Dickens

Charles John Huffam Dickens (7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English novelist, journalist, short story writer and social critic.

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Child support

Child support (or child maintenance) is an ongoing, periodic payment made by a parent for the financial benefit of a child (State or parent, caregiver, guardian) following the end of a marriage or other similar relationship.

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Child support in the United States

In the United States, child support is the ongoing obligation for a periodic payment made directly or indirectly by an "obligor" (or paying parent or payer) to an "obligee" (or receiving party or recipient) for the financial care and support of children of a relationship or a (possibly terminated) marriage.

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Civil procedure

Civil procedure is the body of law that sets out the rules and regulations along with some standards that courts follow when adjudicating civil lawsuits (as opposed to procedures in criminal law matters).

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Coldbath Fields Prison

Coldbath Fields Prison, also formerly known as the Middlesex House of Correction and Clerkenwell Gaol and informally known as the Steel, was a prison in the Mount Pleasant area of Clerkenwell, London. Debtors' prison and Coldbath Fields Prison are debtors' prisons.

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Colorado

Colorado (other variants) is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States.

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Connecticut

Connecticut is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.

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Contempt of court

Contempt of court, often referred to simply as "contempt", is the crime of being disobedient to or disrespectful toward a court of law and its officers in the form of behavior that opposes or defies the authority, justice, and dignity of the court.

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Council of Europe

The Council of Europe (CoE; Conseil de l'Europe, CdE) is an international organisation with the goal of upholding human rights, democracy and the rule of law in Europe.

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Criminal justice

Criminal justice is the delivery of justice to those who have been accused of committing crimes.

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Criminal procedure

Criminal procedure is the adjudication process of the criminal law.

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Debt

Debt is an obligation that requires one party, the debtor, to pay money borrowed or otherwise withheld from another party, the creditor. Debtors' prison and debt are personal financial problems.

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Debt bondage

Debt bondage, also known as debt slavery, bonded labour, or peonage, is the pledge of a person's services as security for the repayment for a debt or other obligation.

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Debtors Act 1869

The Debtors Act 1869 (32 & 33 Vict. c. 62) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland that aimed to reform the powers of courts to detain debtors.

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Debtors' Prison (Accomac, Virginia)

The Debtors' Prison is a historic debtors' prison in Accomac, Virginia. Debtors' prison and debtors' Prison (Accomac, Virginia) are debtors' prisons.

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Debtors' Prison (Tappahannock, Virginia)

The Debtors' Prison in Tappahannock, Virginia, is a historic debtors' prison dating back to the 18th century. Debtors' prison and debtors' Prison (Tappahannock, Virginia) are debtors' prisons.

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Debtors' Prison (Worsham, Virginia)

The Debtors' Prison is a historic debtors' prison building located in Worsham, Virginia. Debtors' prison and debtors' Prison (Worsham, Virginia) are debtors' prisons.

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Debtors' Prison Dublin

The Debtors' Prison Dublin is a historic debtors' prison in Dublin’s north inner city, between Halston Street and Green Street. Debtors' prison and debtors' Prison Dublin are debtors' prisons.

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Default judgment

Default judgment is a binding judgment in favor of either party based on some failure to take action by the other party.

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Dubai

Dubai (translit) is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the country's seven emirates.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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English law

English law is the common law legal system of England and Wales, comprising mainly criminal law and civil law, each branch having its own courts and procedures.

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European Convention on Human Rights

The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR; formally the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms) is an international convention to protect human rights and political freedoms in Europe.

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Fine (penalty)

A fine or mulct (the latter synonym typically used in civil law) is a penalty of money that a court of law or other authority decides has to be paid as punishment for a crime or other offense.

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Fleet marriage

A Fleet marriage was a common example of an irregular or a clandestine marriage taking place in England before the Marriage Act 1753 came into force on March 25, 1754.

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Fleet Prison

Fleet Prison was a notorious London prison by the side of the River Fleet. Debtors' prison and Fleet Prison are debtors' prisons.

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Florida

Florida is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

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Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

The Fourteenth Amendment (Amendment XIV) to the United States Constitution was adopted on July 9, 1868, as one of the Reconstruction Amendments.

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French Revolution

The French Revolution was a period of political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789, and ended with the coup of 18 Brumaire in November 1799 and the formation of the French Consulate.

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Garnishment

Garnishment is a legal process for collecting a monetary judgment on behalf of a plaintiff from a defendant.

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Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia, officially the State of Georgia, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

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Giltspur Street Compter

The Giltspur Street Compter was a compter or small prison, designed by English architect and surveyor George Dance the Younger, mainly used to hold debtors. Debtors' prison and Giltspur Street Compter are debtors' prisons.

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Great Britain

Great Britain (commonly shortened to Britain) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-west coast of continental Europe, consisting of the countries England, Scotland and Wales.

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Henry Lee III

Henry Lee III (January 29, 1756 – March 25, 1818) was an early American Patriot and politician who served as the ninth Governor of Virginia and as the Virginia Representative to the United States Congress.

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History of bankruptcy law

The history of bankruptcy law begins with the first legal remedies available for recovery of debts.

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Indentured servitude

Indentured servitude is a form of labor in which a person is contracted to work without salary for a specific number of years.

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Indiana

Indiana is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) is a multilateral treaty that commits nations to respect the civil and political rights of individuals, including the right to life, freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, electoral rights and rights to due process and a fair trial.

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James Wilson (Founding Father)

James Wilson (September 14, 1742 – August 21, 1798) was a Scottish-born American Founding Father, legal scholar, jurist, and statesman who served as an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1789 to 1798.

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John Byrom

John Byrom, John Byrom of Kersal, or John Byrom of Manchester (29 February 1692 – 26 September 1763) was an English poet, the inventor of a revolutionary system of shorthand and later a significant landowner.

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Josiah Dornford

Josiah Dornford (1762–3Scott; Carter 2004, n.p. or 1764 – 1797) was an English attorney and political writer proposing reform of debtors' prisons.

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Judge

A judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as a part of a panel of judges.

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KCTV

KCTV (channel 5) is a television station in Kansas City, Missouri, United States, affiliated with CBS.

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Kentucky

Kentucky, officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

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King's Bench Prison

The King's Bench Prison was a prison in Southwark, south London, England, from medieval times until it closed in 1880. Debtors' prison and King's Bench Prison are debtors' prisons.

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Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, or simply the Lawyers' Committee, is an American civil rights organization founded in 1963 at the request of President John F. Kennedy.

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Letters of horning

Letters of horning (Scots law): a document (i.e., letters) issued by civil authorities that publicly denounce a person as an outlaw.

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Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset

Lionel Cranfield Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset (18 January 168810 October 1765) was an English peer and politician who served as Lord President of the Council from 1745 to 1751.

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List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1869

This is a complete list of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the year 1869.

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List of U.S. states and territories by incarceration and correctional supervision rate

This article has lists of US states and US territories by incarceration and correctional supervision rates.

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Little Dorrit

Little Dorrit is a novel by Charles Dickens, originally published in serial form between 1855 and 1857.

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Louisiana

Louisiana (Louisiane; Luisiana; Lwizyàn) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States.

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Marshalsea

The Marshalsea (1373–1842) was a notorious prison in Southwark, just south of the River Thames. Debtors' prison and Marshalsea are debtors' prisons.

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Maryland

Maryland is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States.

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Massachusetts

Massachusetts (script), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.

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Medical debt

Medical debt refers to debt incurred by individuals due to health care costs and related expenses, such as an ambulance ride or the cost of visiting a doctor. Debtors' prison and Medical debt are personal financial problems.

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Mens rea

In criminal law, mens rea (Law Latin for "guilty mind") is the mental state of a defendant who is accused of committing a crime.

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Michigan

Michigan is a state in the Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest region of the United States.

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Middle Ages

In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.

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Minnesota

Minnesota is a state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States.

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Missouri

Missouri is a landlocked state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Natural person

In jurisprudence, a natural person (also physical person in some Commonwealth countries, or natural entity) is a person (in legal meaning, i.e., one who has its own legal personality) that is an individual human being, distinguished from the broader category of a legal person, which may be a private (i.e., business entity or non-governmental organization) or public (i.e., government) organization.

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Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 is an act in India dating from the British colonial rule, that is still in force with significant amendments recently.

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New Jersey

New Jersey is a state situated within both the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States.

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New York (state)

New York, also called New York State, is a state in the Northeastern United States.

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North German Confederation

The North German Confederation (Norddeutscher Bund) was initially a German military alliance established in August 1866 under the leadership of the Kingdom of Prussia, which was transformed in the subsequent year into a confederated state (a de facto federal state) that existed from July 1867 to December 1870.

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NPR

National Public Radio (NPR, stylized as npr) is an American public broadcasting organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., with its NPR West headquarters in Culver City, California.

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Ohio

Ohio is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Oklahoma

Oklahoma (Choctaw: Oklahumma) is a state in the South Central region of the United States.

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Organization of American States

The Organization of American States (OAS or OEA; Organización de los Estados Americanos; Organização dos Estados Americanos; Organisation des États américains) is an international organization founded on 30 April 1948 to promote cooperation among its member states within the Americas.

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Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania Dutch), is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States.

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Philadelphia

Philadelphia, colloquially referred to as Philly, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the sixth-most populous city in the nation, with a population of 1,603,797 in the 2020 census.

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Poor relief

In English and British history, poor relief refers to government and ecclesiastical action to relieve poverty.

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Poorhouse

A poorhouse or workhouse is a government-run (usually by a county or municipality) facility to support and provide housing for the dependent or needy.

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Poultry Compter

Poultry Compter (also known as Poultry Counter) was a small prison that stood at Poultry, part of Cheapside in the City of London. Debtors' prison and Poultry Compter are debtors' prisons.

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Prison

A prison, also known as a jail, gaol, penitentiary, detention center, correction center, correctional facility, remand center, hoosegow, or slammer is a facility where people are imprisoned against their will and denied their liberty under the authority of the state, generally as punishment for various crimes.

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Province of Georgia

The Province of Georgia (also Georgia Colony) was one of the Southern Colonies in colonial-era British America.

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Replevin

Replevin or claim and delivery (sometimes called revendication) is a legal remedy which enables a person to recover personal property taken wrongfully or unlawfully, and to obtain compensation for resulting losses.

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Robert Morris (financier)

Robert Morris Jr. (January 20, 1734May 8, 1806) was an English-born American merchant, investor and politician who was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.

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Serfdom

Serfdom was the status of many peasants under feudalism, specifically relating to manorialism, and similar systems.

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Shays's Rebellion

Shays's Rebellion was an armed uprising in Western Massachusetts and Worcester in response to a debt crisis among the citizenry and in opposition to the state government's increased efforts to collect taxes on both individuals and their trades.

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South Carolina

South Carolina is a state in the coastal Southeastern region of the United States.

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Sponging-house

A sponging-house (more formally: a lock-up house) was a place of temporary confinement for debtors in the United Kingdom. Debtors' prison and sponging-house are debtors' prisons.

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Strasbourg

Strasbourg (Straßburg) is the prefecture and largest city of the Grand Est region of eastern France, at the border with Germany in the historic region of Alsace.

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Subrata Roy

Subrata Roy (10 June 1948 – 14 November 2023) was an Indian businessman who founded the business conglomerate Sahara India Pariwar in 1978.

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Tate v. Short

Tate v. Short, 401 U.S. 395 (1971), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held it is a violation of equal protection to convert a fine to jail time simply because the sentenced person cannot pay the fine.

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Tax evasion

Tax evasion is an illegal attempt to defeat the imposition of taxes by individuals, corporations, trusts, and others.

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Tennessee

Tennessee, officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

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Texas

Texas (Texas or Tejas) is the most populous state in the South Central region of the United States.

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The American Conservative

The American Conservative (TAC) is a magazine published by the American Ideas Institute which was founded in 2002.

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The Clink

The Clink was a prison in Southwark, England, which operated from the 12th century until 1780. Debtors' prison and the Clink are debtors' prisons.

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Trial in absentia

Trial in absentia is a criminal proceeding in a court of law in which the person being tried is not present.

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Trover

Trover is a form of lawsuit in common law jurisdictions for recovery of damages for wrongful taking of personal property.

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United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates (UAE), or simply the Emirates, is a country in West Asia, in the Middle East.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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United States Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence, formally titled The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen States of America in both the engrossed version and the original printing, is the founding document of the United States.

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Valletta

Valletta (il-Belt Valletta) is the capital city of Malta and one of its 68 council areas.

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Vermont

Vermont is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.

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Virginia

Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains.

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WANF

WANF (channel 46) is a television station in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, affiliated with CBS.

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War of 1812

The War of 1812 was fought by the United States and its allies against the United Kingdom and its allies in North America.

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Washington (state)

Washington, officially the State of Washington, is the westernmost state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.

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WBEZ

WBEZ (91.5 FM) – branded WBEZ 91.5 – is a non-commercial educational radio station licensed to Chicago, Illinois, and primarily serving the Chicago metropolitan area.

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Western Europe

Western Europe is the western region of Europe.

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Williams v. Illinois

Williams v. Illinois, 399 U.S. 235 (1970), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that, if a person cannot afford to pay a fine, it violates the Equal Protection Clause to convert that unpaid fine into jail time to extend a person's incarceration beyond a statutory maximum length.

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Wood Street Compter

The Wood Street Compter (or Wood Street Counter) was a small prison within the City of London in England. Debtors' prison and Wood Street Compter are debtors' prisons.

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Workhouse

In Britain and Ireland, a workhouse (lit. "poor-house") was an institution where those unable to support themselves financially were offered accommodation and employment.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debtors'_prison

Also known as Debt prisons, Debtor prison, Debtor's Prison, Debtor's jail, Debtor's prisons, Debtors Prison, Debtors' jail, Debtors' prisons, Debtors's prison, Imprisonment for debt, Imprisonment of debt.

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