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HOUSE OF CORRECTIONS

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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

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The master or captain of a hoy. 2. Hoymen are liable as common carriers. Story, Bailm. Section 496. … [Read more...]

HOUSE OF LORDS

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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...]

HQ

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Headquarters … [Read more...]

HOUSE OF REFUGE

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punishment. The name given to a prison for juvenile delinquents. These houses are regulated in the United States on the most humane principles, by special local laws. … [Read more...]

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