house of correction
Example Sentences
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The judge sentenced Washburn to 2½ years in a house of correction, with one year already served.
From Washington Times • Oct. 4, 2015
Based on Andy's evidence, the Kennedy boys faced a bleak possibility: a maximum five years' confinement in the state house of correction.
From Time Magazine Archive
Otis Dunham was sentenced to two years in a Massachusetts house of correction.
From Time Magazine Archive
Judge James Boyle pronounced sentence: two months in a house of correction, suspended for a year.
From Time Magazine Archive
Both boys were sent to a house of correction with the approval of their parents.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
