allowance to a prisoner
 

* 1.Ob. By the laws of, it is believed, all the states, when a poor debtor is in arrest in a civil suit, the plaintiff is compelled to pay an allowance regulated by law, for his maintenance and support, and in default of such payment at the time required, the prisoner is discharged. Notice must be given to the plaintiff before the defendant can be discharged

English Related Words* a grain of allowance

* advertising allowance

* allowance

* allowance account

* allowance for cash

* allowance for depreciation

* allowance for uncollectable accounts

* allowance of the claim

* allowances

* annual allowance

* authorized allowance of supplies

* baggage allowance

* basic allowance for quarters

* basic allowance for subsistence

* bed expansion allowance