Home / Thesaurus / house of correction
Thesaurus: house of correction
(formerly) a jail or other place of detention for persons convicted of minor offences
Related headwords
convicteddefinitiondetentiondefinitionformerlydefinitionjaildefinitionminordefinitionoffencesdefinitionpersonsdefinitionplacedefinitionhouse dickfamilyhouse finchfamilyhouse flyfamilyhouse guestfamilyhouse husbandfamilyhouse martinfamilyhouse mousefamilyHouse of Burgessesfamilyhouse of cardsfamilyHouse of Commonsfamilyhouse of detentionfamilyhouse of easefamilyhouse of easementfamilyhouse of GodfamilyHouse of Hanoverfamilyhouse of ill reputefamilyHouse of IslamfamilyHouse of LancasterfamilyHouse of Lordsfamilyhouse of prayerfamily