Translations for tolbooth in the English»Italian Dictionary

tolbooth [Brit ˈtəʊlbuːð, Am ˈtoʊlˌbuθ]

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tollbooth [Brit ˈtəʊlbuːð, Am ˈtoʊlˌbuθ] N (on toll road)

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Frank meets the stranger, who conveys him to the tolbooth (jail), which they enter without being challenged. en.wikipedia.org

By the 18th century, the term tolbooth had become closely associated with prison, and the term town house became more common to denote the municipal buildings. en.wikipedia.org

The tolbooth usually provided a council meeting chamber, a court house and a jail. en.wikipedia.org

The tolbooth developed into a central building providing for all these functions. en.wikipedia.org

A tolbooth (prison) stood on the site, where executions used to take place. en.wikipedia.org

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