Correction - Law Dictionary Search Results
Censorial
Belonging to a censor or to the correction of public morals
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
jail
a county) for the confinement of persons awaiting trial or those convicted of minor crimes compare house of correction, house of detention, lockup, penitentiary, prison jail vt
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lockup
(as in a courthouse) or jail where persons are held prior to a court hearing compare house of correction, house of detention, jail, penitentiary, prison 2 : the tactic of arranging with a friendly party an option
penitentiary
-ries : a state or federal prison for the punishment and reformation of convicted felons compare house of correction, house of detention, jail, lockup
prison
an institution usually under state control for confinement of persons serving sentences for serious crimes compare house of correction, house of detention, jail, lockup, penitentiary
remedial
remedial 1 a : intended as or providing a remedy b : concerned with the correction, removal, or abatement of an evil, defect, or disease [ treatment of an inmate to improve behavior] [a
Bridewell
A house of correction for the confinement of disorderly persons so called from a hospital built in 1553 near St Brides or
Press proof
The last proof for correction before sending to press
Chastisement
The act of chastising pain inflicted for punishment and correction discipline punishment
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