rising n.
(Aus.) a sentence of one night in jail.
![[Aus]](/static/img/flags/aus.png "Australia") | Bulletin (Sydney) 1 Dec. 21/1: The exemplary fines imposed came as a surprise. Had the case been one of wife-beating the sentence would probably have been 5s. or ‘the rising.’. |
(Aus.) a sentence of one night in jail.
| Bulletin (Sydney) 1 Dec. 21/1: The exemplary fines imposed came as a surprise. Had the case been one of wife-beating the sentence would probably have been 5s. or ‘the rising.’. |