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单词
house of correction
释义
house of correction
in British English
noun
(formerly) a place of confinement for persons convicted of minor offences
house of correction
in American English
a place of short-term confinement for persons convicted of minor offenses and regarded as capable of beingreformed
Examples of 'house of correction' in a sentence
house of correction
Badman at this early stage of his life could have been sent to a house of correction.
The Times Literary Supplement
(
2008
)
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