# Debtor’s prison

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## Definition

In older documents, a dungeon - not necessarily in the structural form of a tower - in which recalcitrant debtors (defaulters unwilling to pay) were imprisoned. The conditions of detention in the debtor's dungeon were not at all squeamish, according to contemporary reports, and would prompt immediate intervention by the civil rights commissioner today. - See absconding, arrest money, deficient, first, sad, execution, money collection, money forgetful, child deposit, competence, body guarantor, corpse deposit, payment morality. Attention: The financial encyclopedia is protected by copyright and may only be used for private purposes without express consent! University Professor Dr. Gerhard Merk, Dipl.rer.pol., Dipl.rer.oec. Professor Dr. Eckehard Krah, Dipl.rer.pol. E-mail address: info@ekrah.com https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Ernst_Merk https://www.jung-stilling-gesellschaft.de/merk/ https://www.gerhardmerk.de/

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