house of correction house of commons • house of detention · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · house of correction · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 19 · · Length 5 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) (formerly) a jail or other place of detention for persons convicted of minor offences. Synonyms: house of correction. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 f latin small letter f U+0066 h latin small letter h U+0068 i latin small letter i U+0069 n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074 u latin small letter u U+0075