house of correction
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of house of correction
First recorded in 1625–35
Example Sentences
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The judge sentenced Washburn to 2½ years in a house of correction, with one year already served.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 4, 2015
Otis Dunham was sentenced to two years in a Massachusetts house of correction.
From Time Magazine Archive
In Philadelphia, Luther Brown, arrested after he escaped from the house of correction, explained that when he had tried to get medical treatment, the prison physician had said, "Get out!"
From Time Magazine Archive
Based on Andy's evidence, the Kennedy boys faced a bleak possibility: a maximum five years' confinement in the state house of correction.
From Time Magazine Archive
He would have felt bad if two boys were in the house of correction for something they did not do.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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