Sponging house

Related Terms:

debtor bailiff confinement debtor's prison sponge compromise jail creditor

Noun

Definition: A bailiff's or other house in which debtors are put before being taken to jail, or until they compromise with their creditors. At these houses extortionate charges were commonly made for food, lodging, etc.

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