Definition of house of correction House of correction
house of cor•rec•tion
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What does house of correction mean?
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| house of correction - (formerly) a jail or other place of detention for persons convicted of minor offences |
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- house of correction (Noun)
A residential penitentiary facility, an institution where criminals or wayward people notably youth are sent to have their ways ' corrected' trough a penal regime officially intended to reeducate them.
