maison de force
English translation: Maison de Force
| 21:05 Sep 26, 2001 |
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|  Selected response from: JH Trads United States Local time: 19:43 | ||||||
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| 4 +1 | Reformatory, cellular prison, correctional center |
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| 3 +1 | prison for convicts sentenced to solitary confinement and hard labor |
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| 4 | Maison de Force |
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| 4 | maison de force |
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| 4 | labour camp |
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| 4 | correctional facility |
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| 2 | miliatary base? |
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miliatary base? Explanation: I'm not sure, in all honesty. But, that's what maison de force makes me think of. I don't know if there is such a thing as a miliatary house. Good luck. |
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| The asker has declined this answer Comment: no, it's a justice matter, not a military one, but thanks | ||
40 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1prison for convicts sentenced to solitary confinement and hard labor Explanation: That is straight out of EuroDic. This originated as an experiment in penal reform with moralistic overtones. (Lots of discussion in the US in the 19th century, continues today.) As far as the solitary confinement issue is concerned, one can refer to the "segregate system" (systematic solitary confinement) or the "congregate system". This leaves out the hard labor component. In the U.S., brings to mind maximum security prisons but that is irrelevant - the system was aimed at rehabilitation, not security. I have no special knowledge of prisons, fortunately. Reference: http://eurodic.ip.lu:8086//cgi-bin/edicbin/expert.pl |
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| The asker has declined this answer Comment: right, but too long, and not Haitian I think | ||
50 mins confidence:
Maison de Force Explanation: I would keep it like this, because it is like a brand name for this concept of prisons see the reference below: "With the general introduction of the modern, i.e. imprisonment since outgoing 18, provided with the legal purpose of the improvement. Jh. smears itself the difference between penintentiary and prison. "The moral Orthopaedie " which should be practiced now also at the punishing prisoner, designated work on day, single cell at night and the permanent continuous check of all life expressions. To the Maison de Force in the flandrischen Gent this was carried out in exemplary way. The cells are situated in several radialfoermig out-varying buildings of wings, which are umzirkelt by a building ring with workrooms. Although here only to the half finished, developed itself the strahlfoermige radial plan to the Urbild of prison architecture absolutely. Reference: http://www.archinform.de/projekte/4317.htm&prev=/search%3Fq%... |
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1Reformatory, cellular prison, correctional center Explanation: MAISON DE FORCE: Vers 1706, une maison de force, qui est l'équivalent de maisons de correction, fut créée.... Foothills Correctional Institution, close, new single cell prison... Reference: http://www.ac-rouen.fr/colleges/lecanuet/page3.htm Reference: http://google.yahoo.com/bin/query?p=%22cell+prison%22&hc=0&h... |
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| The asker has declined this answer Comment: thnaks, nice to have options, but not quite right! | ||
3 hrs confidence:
maison de force Explanation: Detention Centre |
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| The asker has declined this answer Comment: right, I think, but someone got there first | ||
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labour camp Explanation: the term used for places where convicts are subjected to hard labour, such as in the former Soviet Union, Solzhenitsyn etc. |
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| The asker has declined this answer Comment: not right for this Haitian case, but thanks | ||
15 hrs confidence:
correctional facility Explanation: I think this covers it be it mdeium or maximum security. you can clarify by inserting the appropriate adjective before correctional facility |
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| The asker has declined this answer Comment: good but I prefer another--thanks! | ||
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