Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun house_of_correction

1 sense of house of correction

Sense 1
house of correction -- ((formerly) a jail or other place of detention for persons convicted of minor offences)
       => jail, jailhouse, gaol, clink, slammer, poky, pokey -- (a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence))