N.Y. DCD Law § 120
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Who may be discharged
Official statutory text
§ 120. Who may be discharged. A person, imprisoned by virtue of an\nexecution to collect a sum of money, issued in a civil action or special\nproceeding, may be discharged from the imprisonment, as prescribed in\nthis article. A person who has been admitted to the jail liberties, is\ndeemed to be imprisoned, within the meaning of this article.\n
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