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Definition of Brothel

1. Noun. A building where prostitutes are available.

Definition of Brothel

1. n. A house of lewdness or ill fame; a house frequented by prostitutes; a bawdyhouse.

Definition of Brothel

1. Noun. A house of prostitution. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Brothel

1. a house of prostitution [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Brothel

Literary usage of Brothel

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Modern Form of Slavery: Trafficking of Burmese Women and Girls Into by Dorothy Q. Thomas, Sidney Jones (1993)
"Several of the known brothel raids occurring in 1991, 1992 and early 1993 did involve the arrest of pimps and brothel owners, but these efforts have been ..."

2. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge by ed Andrew Findlater, John Merry Ross (1868)
"In the law of England those who keep a brothel are liable to be indicted for a ... In Scotland, the offence of keeping a brothel is punishable in a similar ..."

3. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1909)
"He was there brought into contact with many thieves and other criminals, including one Mary Milliner, with whom, on his release, he opened a brothel in ..."

4. Rape for Profit: Trafficking of Nepali Girls and Women to India's Brothels by Human Rights Watch/Asia, Human Rights Watch (Organization) (1995)
"Maya realized she was in a brothel when she saw that the house was occupied by ... The brothel where Maya worked was called a "pillow house," lowest in the ..."

5. The Digest of Canadian Criminal Case Law: Comprising the Reported Cases on by George Edward McCrossan, Samuel Davies Schultz, Andrew Miller Harper (1908)
"Where the evidence shows that the inducement which led a girl to come to Canada to become an inmate of a brothel in Canada, was offered in the United States ..."

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