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Definition of house of correction in English: house of correctionnoun historical An institution where vagrants and minor offenders were confined and set to work. 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 correctionnoun historical An institution for the short-term confinement of minor offenders. 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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