Brothels
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States · John Bouvier · 1839
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
crim. law. Bawdy houses, the common habitations of prostitutes; such places have always been common nuisances in the United States, and the keepers of them may be fined and imprisoned. Till the time of Henry VIII. they were licensed in England, when that lascivious prince suppressed them. Vide 3 Inst. 205, 6; for the history of these pernicious places, see Merl. Répert. Mot. Bordel.