قید خانہ

قید خانہ یا زندان ایک ایسی جگہ ہے جہاں افراد زبردستی رکھا جاتا ہے اور سزا کے طور پر ریاستی عمل داری کے تحت مختلف قسم کی آزادیوں سے محروم کر دیا جاتا ہے۔^[1]

حوالہ جات

↑ Other commonly used terms are: penitentiary, correctional facility, remand centre, detention centre, and gaol. In some legal systems some of these terms have distinct meanings. For instance, in the United States, "jail" and "prison" refer to separate levels of incarceration; generally speaking, jails are county or city administrated institutions which house both inmates awaiting trial on the local level and convicted misdemeanants serving a term of one year or less, while prisons are state or federal facilities housing convicted felons serving a term of more than one year.

[1] Other commonly used terms are: penitentiary, correctional facility, remand centre, detention centre, and gaol. In some legal systems some of these terms have distinct meanings. For instance, in the United States, "jail" and "prison" refer to separate levels of incarceration; generally speaking, jails are county or city administrated institutions which house both inmates awaiting trial on the local level and convicted misdemeanants serving a term of one year or less, while prisons are state or federal facilities housing convicted felons serving a term of more than one year.

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