correction, house of

correction, house of
A prison for the reformation of petty or juvenile offenders

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  • correction, house of — A prison for the reformation of petty or juvenile offenders …   Black's law dictionary

  • house of correction — house of correction: an institution where persons who have committed minor offenses and who are considered capable of reformation are confined compare house of detention, jail, lockup, penitentiary …   Law dictionary

  • Correction (novel) — Correction   Author(s) Thomas Bernhard Original title …   Wikipedia

  • House of correction — Correction Cor*rec tion (k?r r?k sh?n), n. [L. correctio: cf. F. correction.] 1. The act of correcting, or making that right which was wrong; change for the better; amendment; rectification, as of an erroneous statement. [1913 Webster] The due… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Correction — Cor*rec tion (k?r r?k sh?n), n. [L. correctio: cf. F. correction.] 1. The act of correcting, or making that right which was wrong; change for the better; amendment; rectification, as of an erroneous statement. [1913 Webster] The due correction of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Correction line — Correction Cor*rec tion (k?r r?k sh?n), n. [L. correctio: cf. F. correction.] 1. The act of correcting, or making that right which was wrong; change for the better; amendment; rectification, as of an erroneous statement. [1913 Webster] The due… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • correction — mid 14c., action of correcting, from O.Fr. correccion (13c.) correction, amendment; punishment, rebuke, from L. correctionem (nom. correctio), noun of action from correct , pp. stem of corrigere (see CORRECT (Cf. correct)). Meaning chastisement… …   Etymology dictionary

  • correction — cor·rec·tion n 1: a decline in market price or business activity following and counteracting a rise 2: the treatment and rehabilitation of offenders through a program involving penal custody, parole, and probation often used in pl.… …   Law dictionary

  • house of correction — n. a place of short term confinement for persons convicted of minor offenses and regarded as capable of being reformed …   English World dictionary

  • house of detention — house of detention: a place where prisoners and occasionally witnesses are detained pending a trial compare house of correction, jail, lockup, penitentiary, prison …   Law dictionary

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