Statements (22)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:prison
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gptkbp:abolished |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States 1833 1869 |
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
debtors' prison
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gptkbp:depictedIn |
Charles Dickens' works
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gptkbp:historicalPeriod |
18th century
medieval period |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
debtors' jail
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:India gptkb:United_States |
gptkbp:notableExample |
gptkb:King's_Bench_Prison
gptkb:Marshalsea gptkb:Fleet_Prison |
gptkbp:purpose |
imprisonment of people unable to pay debts
|
gptkbp:relatedConcept |
gptkb:bankruptcy
imprisonment for debt |
gptkbp:status |
mostly abolished
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Debtors'_Prison
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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