imprisonment on civil process

imprisonment on civil process
Imprisonment for debt, whether under execution against the person or under mesne process; imprisonment for contempt in failing to comply with an order of court. 17 Am J2d Contpt §§ 104 et seq. See imprisonment for debt.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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