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House Of Correction

Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

A place for the imprisonment of those who have committed crimes of lesser magnitude.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

A place for the reformation of youthful criminals. See 72 Cal. 10, 12 Pac. 803.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

A place for the imprisonment of those who have committed crimes of lesser magnitude.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

A reformatory. A place for the imprisonment of juvenile offenders, or those who have committed crimes of lesser magnitude. Ex parte Moon Fook, 72 Cal. 10, 12 Pac. 804,

Defined under House in Black's Law Dictionary.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

A re formatory. A place for the imprisonment of juvenile offenders, or those who have committed crimes of lesser magnitude.