sponging-house

historical

(historical) A place of temporary confinement for debtors, kept by a bailiff, where debtors were sponged of all money they had on themselves, before being transferred to debtor's prison.

Japanese Meaning

（歴史的用語）債務者が一時的に拘禁される場所。管理者（ベイルフ）によって、債務者が身につけていた全財産を取り上げられ、その後、借金者刑務所へ移送される前の一時的な拘禁施設を指す。

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Google Translation / DeepL Translation

支払いが滞ると、彼は取り立て人が管理する債務者の一時拘留所に連行され、負債者監獄に送るかどうかの決定が下されるまで留め置かれた。

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(historical) A place of temporary confinement for debtors, kept by a bailiff, where debtors were sponged of all money they had on themselves, before being transferred to debtor's prison.

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sponging-houses

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