Definitions for jail-delivery

jail-delivery jail delivery

Jail-Delivery is a 13 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 541 anagrams from letters in jail-delivery (-adeeiijllrvy).

Definitions for jail-delivery

noun

  1. a liberation of persons from prison, especially by force.
  2. the act of clearing a jail of prisoners by bringing them to trial, as at the assizes in England.

Origin of jail-delivery

late Middle English word dating back to 1425-75

Examples for jail-delivery

Due to the foregoing circumstances, Lanier's jail delivery was eminently successful.

He had lived to confirm Mr. Redfields story of the jail delivery, as above related.

In these times there was but one jail delivery per annum in Upper Canada.

With the professor engrossed in his favorite study, anything might happen in the way of a jail delivery, and I said as much.

Shortly afterwards a jail delivery enabled him to leave prison.

Some one proposed a jail delivery to release Rebstock and Seagrue, persecuted 264 by the railroad company.

For the most of us there is no jail delivery of those inner depths, and the life above goes on to its honourable end.

Then his own words to the aviator on that night several days ago, came back to him: “Looks like a jail delivery.”

Montreal and Three Rivers were to have the chief justices court of assizes and jail delivery after Hilary once a year.

Suppose Mrs. Godd could be induced to help in a jail delivery!

Word Value for jail-delivery
Scrable

11

Words with friends

14

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