Tolbooth
Tolbooth noun - A place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody.
Usage example: Deacon Brodie, thought to be the inspiration for Robert Louis Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, was publicly hung at the site of the old tolbooth of Edinburgh
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Work camp
Work camp noun - A camp for trustworthy prisoners employed in government projects.
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Work camp and Tolbooth. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/tolbooth/work_camp
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