house of correction

house of cor·rec·tion

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
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- [noun, adjective hous uhv, ov kuh-rek-shuh n]
- /noun, adjective haʊs ʌv, ɒv kəˈrɛk ʃən/
- /haʊs əv kəˈrek.ʃən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [noun, adjective hous uhv, ov kuh-rek-shuh n]
- /noun, adjective haʊs ʌv, ɒv kəˈrɛk ʃən/

Definitions of house of correction words

noun house of correction a place for the confinement and reform of persons convicted of minor offenses and not regarded as confirmed criminals. 1
noun house of correction law: place of confinement 1
noun house of correction (formerly) a place of confinement for persons convicted of minor offences 0
noun house of correction a place of short-term confinement for persons convicted of minor offenses and regarded as capable of being reformed 0

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Origin of house of correction

First appearance:

before 1625

One of the 42% oldest English words

First recorded in 1625-35

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Parts of speech for House of correction

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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house of correction popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 72% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for house of correction

noun house of correction

reform school — reformatory (def 2).
reformatory — serving or designed to reform: reformatory lectures; reformatory punishments.
borstal — In Britain in the past, a borstal was a kind of prison for young criminals, who were not old enough to be sent to ordinary prisons.
detention center — A detention center is a sort of prison, for example, a place where people who have entered a country illegally are kept while a decision is made about what to do with them.
detention home — a place where juvenile offenders or delinquents are held in custody, esp. temporarily pending disposition of their cases by the juvenile court

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