bawd
bawd. Archaic. A person, usu. a woman, who solicits customers for a prostitute; a madam. See DISORDERLY HOUSE(2). Cf. PIMP. [Cases: Prostitution 1. C.J.S. Prostitution and Related Offenses §§ 2–4, 8–13, 17, 21–24.]
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disorderly house
disorderly house (1)妨害相邻权的住户 (2)扰乱社会治安的场所 指任何经常发生违反社会治安、损害公共道德行为的场所。其含义很广，包括妓院〔bawdy house〕、赌场〔gambling house〕等类似性质的场所。在普通法上，经营该类场所构成轻罪。根据现行法，在这类场所中从事的行为一般属于违反社会治安的行为，其中一些特定行为往往以犯罪论处。 (→house of ill fame; whorehouse; house of prostitution; lewd house)
disorderly house
disorderly house. 1. A dwelling where people carry on activities that are a nuisance to the neighborhood. [Cases: Disorderly House 1. C.J.S. Disorderly Houses § 2.] 2. A dwelling where people conduct criminal or immoral activities. • Examples are brothels and drug houses. — Also termed (more narrowly) bawdy house; house of prostitution; house of
house
house. 1. A home, dwelling, or residence. ancient house. Hist. In England, a house that has stood long enough to acquire an easement of support against the adjoining land or building. bawdy house. See DISORDERLY HOUSE(2). disorderly house. See DISORDERLY HOUSE. dwelling house. See DWELLING HOUSE. house of correction. 1. A reformatory. 2. A place
pimp
pimp, n. A person who solicits customers for a prostitute, usu. in return for a share of the prostitute’s earnings. See PANDERING(1). Cf. BAWD. [Cases: Prostitution 1. C.J.S. Prostitution and Related Offenses §§ 2–4, 8–13, 17, 21–24.] — pimp, vb. — pimping, n.