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Noun: house of correction
Usage: archaic
  1. (formerly) a jail or other place of detention for persons convicted of minor offences
    "In the 19th century, petty criminals were often sent to the house of correction"

Derived forms: houses of correction

Type of: calaboose [US, Austral, informal], clink [informal], gaol [Brit], jail, jailhouse, pokey [informal], poky [informal], prison, slammer [informal]

Encyclopedia: House of correction