- 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
