house of correction Meaning and Definition
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house of correction
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1. n. (formerly) a jail or other place of detention for persons convicted of minor offences
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The house of correction was a type of establishment built after the passing of the Elizabethan Poor Law (1601), places where those who were "unwilling to work", including vagrants and beggars, were set to work.
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