How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
disorderly house — a polite legal term for a brothel. Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001. disorderly house A place of illegal gambling or a house of prostitution … Law dictionary
disorderly house — n. any establishment where offenses against public peace, safety, or order habitually occur; esp., a house of prostitution … English World dictionary
Disorderly house — In English criminal law a disorderly house is a house in which the conduct of its inhabitants is such as to become a public nuisance, or outrages public decency, or tends to corrupt or deprave, or injures the public interest; or a house where… … Wikipedia
disorderly house — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms disorderly house : singular disorderly house plural disorderly houses legal a brothel … English dictionary
disorderly house — noun : brothel * * * disˌorderly ˈhouse 7 [disorderly house] noun (law) (old use) a ↑brothel (= place where people … Useful english dictionary
disorderly house — House or place where residents or inhabitants behave in such a manner as to become a nuisance to the neighborhood. One where acts are performed which tend to corrupt morals of community or promote breaches of peace. Payne v. U. S., D.C.Mun. App … Black's law dictionary
disorderly house — House or place where residents or inhabitants behave in such a manner as to become a nuisance to the neighborhood. One where acts are performed which tend to corrupt morals of community or promote breaches of peace. Payne v. U. S., D.C.Mun. App … Black's law dictionary
disorderly house — 1. a house of prostitution; brothel. 2. a gambling place. [1800 10] * * * … Universalium
disorderly house — /dɪsˌɔdəli ˈhaʊs/ (say dis.awduhlee hows) noun 1. a house of prostitution; brothel. 2. a gambling place …
disorderly house — Any place where unlawful and illegal practices are habitually carried on. Marvel v State, 127 Ark 595, 193 SW 259, 5 ALR 1458. A place where acts are performed that tend to corrupt the morals of the community or to promote breaches of the peace,… … Ballentine's law dictionary
