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Meaning of "halfway house" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HALFWAY HOUSE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HALFWAY HOUSE

noun
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determiner
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Halfway house is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HALFWAY HOUSE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

halfway house

Halfway house

A halfway house is a place to allow convicted criminals to begin the process of reintegration with society, while still providing monitoring and support; this is generally believed to reduce the risk of recidivism or relapse when compared to a release directly into society. Halfway houses are meant for reintegration of persons who have been recently released from jail or a mental institution. There is often opposition from neighborhoods where halfway houses attempt to locate.

Definition of halfway house in the English dictionary

The first definition of halfway house in the dictionary is a place to rest midway on a journey. Other definition of halfway house is the halfway point in any progression. Halfway house is also a centre or hostel designed to facilitate the readjustment to private life of released prisoners, mental patients, etc.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HALFWAY HOUSE

half-yearly
halfa
halfback
halfbeak
halfen
halfendeale
halfling
halfness
halfpence
halfpennies
halfpenny
halfpennyworth
halftone
halfway
halfway hostel
halfway line
halfwit
halfwitted
halfwittedly
halfwittedness

WORDS THAT END LIKE HALFWAY HOUSE

beach house
clubhouse
courthouse
detached house
farmhouse
greenhouse
guesthouse
house
house-to-house
in-house
lady of the house
lighthouse
mouse
on the house
open house
opera house
penthouse
powerhouse
steakhouse
warehouse
Winehouse

Synonyms and antonyms of halfway house in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «halfway house» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HALFWAY HOUSE

Find out the translation of halfway house to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of halfway house from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «halfway house» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

中途之家
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

centro de rehabilitación
570 millions of speakers

English

halfway house
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आधे रास्ते घर
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

منزل منتصف الطريق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

полпути дом
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

casa de recuperação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মাঝামাঝি ঘর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

maison de transition
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rumah separuh jalan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Halfway House
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

途中で家
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

중간 집
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Halfway house
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

ngôi nhà nửa chừng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாதி வீடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हाफवे हाऊस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yarım ev
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

casa di accoglienza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

halfway House
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

півдорозі будинок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

centru de reabilitare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στα μισά του δρόμου σπίτι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

halfpad huis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

halvvägshus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

overgangsbolig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of halfway house

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HALFWAY HOUSE»

The term «halfway house» is regularly used and occupies the 69.116 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HALFWAY HOUSE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «halfway house» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «halfway house» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about halfway house

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QUOTES WITH «HALFWAY HOUSE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word halfway house.
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Irving Penn
A beautiful print is a thing in itself, not just a halfway house on the way to the page.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HALFWAY HOUSE»

Discover the use of halfway house in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to halfway house and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Halfway House
Angie Voorster is a diligent student and all-star swimmer, but her entire world changes when it becomes apparent that she has been stricken with a mental illness, in a story of how families live through crisis.
Katharine Noel, 2006
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Halfway House: The Poetics of Australian Spaces
These Twenty Essays Explore Multidisciplinary Notions Of Space By Analysing Dance, Displacement and Migration, Artistic Space In The Bush, The Connection Between Virtual And Hyper-Real Space From Video Games to Detention Centres, Indigenous ...
Jennifer Rutherford, Barbara Holloway, 2010
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The Halfway House
Cuban exile William Figueras, a thirty-eight-year-old writer suffering from schizophrenia, is sent to a shabby boarding home for the mentally ill in Miami.
Guillermo Rosales, 2009
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Mohan Rakesh's Halfway House: Critical Perspectives
Contributed articles on Ādhe adhūre, play by Mohana Rākeśa, 1925-1972, Hindi author.
Subhash Chandra, 2001
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Halfway House; A Comedy of Degrees
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 edition.
Maurice Henry Hewlett, 2012
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The Girl at the Halfway House A Story of the Plains
Yet ever a chill struck Franklin's soul as he thought of the lost battle at the Halfway House. There was now grass grown upon the dusty trail that once led up to the low-eaved house. The green and gray of Nature were shrouding busily the two ...
Emerson Hough, 2012
7
Intermediate Sanctions in Corrections
The Halfway House Experience The programming and case management of offenders in halfway houses begins once eligible offenders are selected and transferred to halfway houses. New participants are oriented to the halfway house and ...
Gail A. Caputo, 2004
8
The Psychiatric Halfway House: A Handbook of Theory and Practice
Describes the psychiatric halfway house as a social system modeled on the family and provides a detailed plan for setting up, staffing, and running a community residence program for the mentally ill
Richard D. Budson, 1978
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Concepts of Chemical Dependency
The halfway house concept emerged in the 1950s in response to the need for an an intermediate step between the inpatient treatment format and independent living (Miller & Hester, 1980). For clients without a stable social support system, the ...
Harold Doweiko, 2008
10
Origins of the Civil Rights Movements
She then went to work for the Highlander Folk School, high on a scenic mountain in Monteagle, Tennessee. Mrs. Clark had entered a movement halfway house. A movement halfway house is an established group or organization that is only ...
Aldon D. Morris, 1986

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HALFWAY HOUSE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term halfway house is used in the context of the following news items.
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WECT Investigates: Halfway house for sex offenders in Wilmington …
There's a halfway house near downtown Wilmington for sex offenders just released from prison and many neighbors don't even know it exists. «WECT-TV6, Jul 15»
2
Convicted criminal a no-show at Windsor halfway house; could be in …
He was supposed to stay a halfway house in Windsor but did not arrive. Instead, it appears he purchased a bus ticket for Toronto. Spagnola has ... «CityNews, Jul 15»
3
Metro Beat…Police: 2 shooting victims take sanctuary in strip club …
Halfway house resident escapes from state police at hospital. PITTSBURGH (AP) _ State police are trying to find a halfway house resident who ... «New Pittsburgh Courier, Jul 15»
4
Sex offender halfway houses in jeopardy - WFAA.com
A halfway house on Henderson Street in Fort Worth is home to about 30 such former inmates. But the contract with the company that runs this ... «WFAA, Jul 15»
5
New owner spending thousands on Wrekin's Halfway House
The new owner of the The Wrekin's Halfway House today admitted he “may have bitten off more than he can chew” after spending hundreds of ... «shropshirestar.com, Jul 15»
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My turn: Extending halfway houses across the state - WECT TV6 …
It's easy to understand why some folks in a Wilmington neighborhood might be upset to learn that a halfway house for sex offenders is located ... «WECT-TV6, Jul 15»
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Man from halfway house escapes from police at UPMC Mercy | www …
State police confirmed to Channel 11 News that they are searching for a halfway house resident who escaped while at UPMC Mercy hospital. «WPXI Pittsburgh, Jul 15»
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WECT Investigates: Halfway house for sex offenders in Wilmington
A halfway house for sex offenders, just released from prison. It's a reality in one neighborhood near downtown Wilmington, and residents we ... «WECT-TV6, Jul 15»
9
Woman missing from PBC halfway house found
Paula and Eddie Reiff say their daughter had been coping with drug addiction at halfway house on 48th Street. They wanted to bring her back ... «WPTV.com, Jul 15»
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Two prisoners captured after escaping from Pittsburgh halfway house
Two prisoners who escaped from a Pittsburgh halfway house Tuesday night were captured several hours later. Anthony Ryan Leasure, 24, ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jul 15»

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