| 单词 | house of correction |
| 释义 | house of correction (once / 14275 pages) n WORD FAMILY house of correction: houses of correction USAGE EXAMPLESHe would have felt bad if two boys were in the house of correction for something they did not do. John Steinbeck, East of Eden(1952) As the temperature in Philadelphia ticked into the 90s on a recent day, Jackson ripped the sheet from his bunk at the House of Correction. Washington Times(Aug 01, 2015) He is driven to and from the job and is back at the House of Correction at night. Washington Times(Jun 20, 2015) n (formerly) a jail or other place of detention for persons convicted of minor offences Hyper 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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