Términos

Relatively small rooms in jails or prisons, used to confine one or more inmates; may be enclosed with bars or otherwise fortified against escape.

Inhabited places of any size in which a prison is located and contributes to the economy of the place.

Communities of modest size in which a prison and activities supporting the prison are primary industries.

Detention camps for enemy combatants captured in time of war.

Benches designed to allow the detainment of prisoners or others. The benches may be enclosed or open, and may be designed to allow the attachment of restraints. The purpose of the benches varied in periods of history and various contexts: purposes include as a temporary means of detainment prior to imprisonment or trial, to shame the citizen in a public place, or to allow the detainees to attend a religious service or other event.

Institutions having facilities where people are legally committed as punishment for a crime or while awaiting trial. In North America, the term specifically denotes a facility run by the state or federal government for those who have been convicted of serious crimes, in contrast to a locally run facility for those awaiting trial or convicted of minor offences. Use "jails (institutions)" for facilities for offenders sentenced either for lesser crimes or relatively short terms.

Family of rays having a long flat rostrum lined with sharp transverse teeth.

Order having only one living family of ray-like fish with long, flat, toothed rostrums.

Sala pública de las ciudades de la antigua Grecia en la que se alojaban el hogar sagrado y las sedes oficiales de la administración ciudadana, y donde los invitados oficiales eran agasajados.

Asientos de madera perforada con contenedores removibles debajo, utilizado como un inodoro.

Libraries formed by the collections of individuals rather than as a public institution and often devoted to a particular subject or interest.

Property owned by an individual person or group and kept for their exclusive use.

Educational institutions that are established, conducted, and primarily supported by a nongovernmental agency and available to a limited set of students.

The act of transferring public assets from national control to private ownership.

Autorizaciones para la impresión y venta de un libro en particular o clase de libros, generalmente por concesión exclusiva y por un período de tiempo específico. Diferentes de los "imprimátur" que son autorizaciones para imprimir o publicar una obra, que presuponen aprobación o sanción de su contenido, generalmente en relación a la censura eclesiástica o gubernamental.

Books won or offered as a prize; usually special books of very high quality and having content thematically related to the event or accomplishment for which the prize was awarded.

Los frentes o extremos delanteros de embarcaciones o aeronaves.