as in brothel
a building in which prostitutes are available
the penalty for anyone convicted of running a disorderly house in the city
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Noun
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The payday is split between $29,509 in a bank account linked to the brothel and cash that came from a BMW, according to court records.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
14 Apr. 2026 -
That pivotal act of resistance and the entire existence of the brothel have not been discussed or remembered before my book.—
Chad S.A. Gibbs,
The Conversation,
9 Apr. 2026
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The much-married Stoiber, reputed to have been the Silverton proprietor of a bawdy house, was impossible to get along with.—
Sandra Dallas,
Denver Post,
28 Mar. 2026
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There’s almost this wink at the end where Fanny says, By the way, Charles brought our son to bawdy houses so he could be educated just as Charles was.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Disorderly house.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disorderly%20house. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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