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单词 house of correction
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house of correction

noun historical
An institution where vagrants and minor offenders were confined and set to work.In the end, she had to be confined to the Haarlem house of correction because she became uncontrollable....
  • Edward VI had supplied one of the royal palaces to serve as a house of correction for the poor, known as Bridewell.
  • By 1842, treadmills were employed in 109 of 200 jails and houses of correction.
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