Term used for a juvenile prison or place of detention. … [Read more...]
HOY
A small coasting vessel, usually sloop-rigged, used in conveying passengers and goods from place to place, or as a tender to larger vessels in port Webster. … [Read more...]
HOUSE OF CORRECTIONS
A prison where offenders of a particular class are confined. The term is more common in England than in the United States. … [Read more...]
HOYMAN
The master or captain of a hoy. 2. Hoymen are liable as common carriers. Story, Bailm. Section 496. … [Read more...]
HOUSE OF LORDS
Eng. law. The English lords, temporal and spiritual, when taken collectively and forming a branch of the parliament, are called the House of Lords. 2. Its assent is required to all laws. As a court of justice, it tries all impeachments. … [Read more...]