halfway house
noun
1
a
: a place to stop midway on a journey
b
: a halfway place in a progression
2
: a residence for individuals after release from institutionalization (as for mental illness, drug addiction, or criminal activity) that is designed to facilitate their readjustment to private life
Example Sentences
The car is the perfect halfway house between a family caravan and luxury sedan.
Recent Examples on the Web Frisbie did the 28-day program, moved to a nearby halfway house and began looking for a job. 
Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 10 Sep. 2022 Following his incarceration, Moore spent time at a halfway house and in home confinement. Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 27 July 2022 After years of working for other people, Sandoval ended up opening his own clinic in the late 1970s, a halfway house called To-Tah Alcohol Counseling. Haleigh Kochanski, USA TODAY, 31 July 2022 The charming halfway house serves up a savory pie of the day along with delicious sausage rolls, and fits well with the overall excellent cuisine the resort offers for every meal. Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 7 July 2022 Shkreli was moved to a halfway house overseen by the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ New York Residential Reentry Management Office, the bureau said in a statement. Larry Neumeister, BostonGlobe.com, 18 May 2022 An Orange County man who had been convicted of stabbing his mother to death in 2017 was arrested Sunday after going missing from a Santa Ana halfway house, prompting a police hunt. Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2022 In February, Taddeo was transferred to the halfway house from Federal Correctional Institution Coleman Medium, a medium-security prison in Sumter County, Florida, according to the Bureau of Prisons and the Marshals Service. NBC News, 5 Apr. 2022 Patrick O’Malley was released from prison in September 2009 and sent to a halfway house for the last month of his sentence. Cory Shaffer, cleveland, 4 Aug. 2022 See More
Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 10 Sep. 2022 Following his incarceration, Moore spent time at a halfway house and in home confinement. Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 27 July 2022 After years of working for other people, Sandoval ended up opening his own clinic in the late 1970s, a halfway house called To-Tah Alcohol Counseling. Haleigh Kochanski, USA TODAY, 31 July 2022 The charming halfway house serves up a savory pie of the day along with delicious sausage rolls, and fits well with the overall excellent cuisine the resort offers for every meal. Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 7 July 2022 Shkreli was moved to a halfway house overseen by the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ New York Residential Reentry Management Office, the bureau said in a statement. Larry Neumeister, BostonGlobe.com, 18 May 2022 An Orange County man who had been convicted of stabbing his mother to death in 2017 was arrested Sunday after going missing from a Santa Ana halfway house, prompting a police hunt. Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2022 In February, Taddeo was transferred to the halfway house from Federal Correctional Institution Coleman Medium, a medium-security prison in Sumter County, Florida, according to the Bureau of Prisons and the Marshals Service. NBC News, 5 Apr. 2022 Patrick O’Malley was released from prison in September 2009 and sent to a halfway house for the last month of his sentence. Cory Shaffer, cleveland, 4 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1694, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Medical Definition
halfway house
noun
half·way house ˈhaf-ˈwā-, ˈhȧf- 
: a center for individuals after institutionalization (as for mental illness or drug addiction) that is designed to facilitate their readjustment to private life
Legal Definition
halfway house
noun
half·way house
: a residence for formerly institutionalized individuals (as mental patients, drug addicts, or convicts) that is designed to facilitate their readjustment to private life
halfway house
noun
as in medical center
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- medical center
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