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found-in

found-in noun: one who is known to have been present in a brothel or other illegal establishment, regardless of whether they were actively engaging in illegal activities.

Noun

found-in (plural found-ins)

  1. (historical) One who is known to have been present in a brothel or other illegal establishment, regardless of whether they were actively engaging in illegal activities.
    • Twenty-five-year-old Garnet Plum was convicted of being a found-in in a common bawdyhouse.1981 December 27, “Accused Of Becoming An Activist”, in Gay Community News, volume 9, number 23, page 2
    • He was charged with being a "found-in, without lawful excuse" because of his presence at a party where the person giving the party was convicted of serving liquor to a person who was already intoxicated.1999 10, David Vanek, Fulfilment: Memoirs of a Criminal Court Judge, Dundurn, →ISBN, page 260

Forms of found-in

pluralfound-ins

Questions about found-in

What does found-in mean?
Found-in means one who is known to have been present in a brothel or other illegal establishment, regardless of whether they were actively engaging in illegal activities.
What part of speech is found-in?
Found-in is a noun.
What is the plural of found-in?
The plural of found-in is found-ins.

Words near found-in in the dictionary

  1. found the gap
  2. found the gaps
  3. found the net
  4. found time
  5. found wanting
  6. found-in
  7. found-ins
  8. found-on
  9. found-ons
  10. Found.
  11. foundable

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