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单词 house of correction
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Definition of house of correction in English:

house of correction

noun
historical
  • An institution where vagrants and minor offenders were confined and set to work.

    〈史〉(关押游民和轻罪犯人并让他们劳动的)劳教所

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Edward VI had supplied one of the royal palaces to serve as a house of correction for the poor, known as Bridewell.
    • In the end, she had to be confined to the Haarlem house of correction because she became uncontrollable.
    • Most labouring men arrested would not have had the funds or contacts to enter into a recognizance, and would have been sent immediately to a house of correction.
    • By 1842, treadmills were employed in 109 of 200 jails and houses of correction.
    • He runs out of food, and when he asks for a handout from some people, they threaten to put him in a house of correction.
    Synonyms
    prison, penal institution, place of detention, lock-up, place of confinement, guardhouse, correctional facility, detention centre

Definition of house of correction in US English:

house of correction

noun
historical
  • An institution for the short-term confinement of minor offenders.

    (美国)(轻罪犯人服短期牢役的)教养院

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Edward VI had supplied one of the royal palaces to serve as a house of correction for the poor, known as Bridewell.
    • In the end, she had to be confined to the Haarlem house of correction because she became uncontrollable.
    • By 1842, treadmills were employed in 109 of 200 jails and houses of correction.
    • He runs out of food, and when he asks for a handout from some people, they threaten to put him in a house of correction.
    • Most labouring men arrested would not have had the funds or contacts to enter into a recognizance, and would have been sent immediately to a house of correction.
    Synonyms
    prison, penal institution, place of detention, lock-up, place of confinement, guardhouse, correctional facility, detention centre
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