Bawdy House
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
A house of ill fame, kept for the resort and unlawful commerce of lewd people of both sexes.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
A house of ill-fame or prostitution. See 22 Am. St. Rep. 920.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A house of prostitution ; a brothel. A house or dwelling maintained for the convenience and resort of persons desiring unlawful sexual connection. Davis v. State, 2 Tex. App. 427; State v. Porter, 38 Ark. 638; People v. Buchanan, 1 Idaho, 689.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A house of prostitution; a brothel. A house or dwelling wmaintained for the convenience and resort of persons desiring unlawfal sexual connection.