Law Dictionary

To search for a particular term please use the following search box.

turnkey

A person under the superintendence of a jailor, whose employment is to open and fasten the prison doors and to prevent the prisoners from escaping.

2. It is his duty to use due diligence, and he may be punished for gross neglect or wilful misconduct in permitting prisoners to escape.

Source : Bouvier 1856

Language : English

Return

Return to Law Dictionary Index