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house of prostitution

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house of prostitution
n. pl. houses of prostitution
An establishment in which the services of prostitutes are available on the premises.
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Noun1.house of prostitutionhouse of prostitution - a building where prostitutes are available
bagnio, bawdyhouse, bordello, brothel, cathouse, house of ill repute, sporting house, whorehouse
building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"
massage parlor - a place where illicit sex is available under the guise of therapeutic massage


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on suspicion of conspiracy to commit prostitution and keeping a house of prostitution.
NINE ARRESTED AFTER SIX-MONTH PROSTITUTION INVESTIGATION by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Point 2d" of the "Memorandum re New Jersey Injunction and Abatement Law" [10 May 1916], file 1, box L3, ASHA, is that "Every house of prostitution is in itself a miniature segregated district.
THE VICE TRUST: A REINTERPRETATION OF THE WHITE SLAVERY SCARE IN THE ... by Keire, Mara L. / Journal of Social History
Hickey declined further comment, but confirmed the investigation has or will look into the activities of former mayoral aide Art Gastelum and Hal Mintz, a mysterious mayoral backer convicted in 1988 of operating a house of prostitution.
City, county attorneys broaden probes into Calmark's contributions to ... by Cole, Benjamin Mark / Los Angeles Business Journal
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