house of correctionnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌhaʊs əv kəˈrek.ʃən/us/ˌhaʊs əv kəˈrek.ʃən/USa building where people who have committed crimes that are not serious are sent to improve their behaviour
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Prisons & parts of prisons
- approved school
- Bastille
- boot camp
- borstal
- brig
- clink
- gaoler
- halfway house
- HMP
- jail
- jailer
- matron
- prison camp
- protective custody
- remand centre
- screw
- seclusion room
- slop
- straightjacket
- straitjacket
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