1. a former prison in London notorious for its unsanitary conditions and burnt down in riots in 1780; a new prison was built on the same spot but was torn down in 1902;
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Newgate
n 1: a former prison in London notorious for its unsanitary
conditions and burnt down in riots in 1780; a new prison
was built on the same spot but was torn down in 1902