Marshalsea
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Marshalsea
historically a court held before the knight marshal, abolished 1849.Collins Dictionary of Law © W.J. Stewart, 2006
MARSHALSEA, English law. The name of a prison belonging to the court of the king's bench.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.