HOUSE OF CORRECTION

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(formerly) a jail or other place of detention for persons convicted of minor offences

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("house of correction" is a kind of...):

clink; gaol; jail; jailhouse; pokey; poky; slammer (a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence))

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