as in brothels
a building in which prostitutes are available
the penalty for anyone convicted of running a disorderly house in the city
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The women in the brothels weren’t allowed Christian burials, and so they'd be buried there, and they were known as the Winchester Geese.—
Rachel Chang,
Condé Nast Traveler,
13 Nov. 2024 -
In that case, police accused a man and a woman with operating six brothels around the Bay Area.—
Jakob Rodgers,
The Mercury News,
17 Oct. 2024
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“Disorderly houses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disorderly%20houses. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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