lockup houses

A form of lockup house — A small house where people are kept in temporary custody after arrest, especially where debtors are held before transfer to a debtors' prison.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of lockup house
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APA

lockup houses. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lockup%20houses

MLA

“lockup houses.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lockup%20houses. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lockup houses,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lockup%20houses.

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