DISORDERLY HOUSE, a house of prostitution; more generally, in law, a house in which the conduct of its inmates is such as to become a public nuisance, or a house where persons congregate to the commission of crime. In England, by the Disorderly Houses Act, 1751, the term includes common bawdy houses or brothels, common gaming houses, common betting houses and disorderly places of entertainment. Under that stat ute unlicensed places of public entertainment were deemed to be disorderly houses if within 20M. of the cities of London and Westminster. Brothels are now dealt with by the Criminal Law Amendment Acts, 1885 to 1922, and charges can be dealt with summarily, but for a second or subsequent offence the accused can demand trial by a jury. The letting out for gain for indis criminate prostitution of a room or rooms in a house will make it as much a brothel in law as if the whole house were let out for the purpose. Where, however, a woman occupies a house or room which is frequented by men for the purpose of committing forni cation with her she cannot be convicted of keeping a disorderly house (see PROSTITUTION). Gaming and betting houses are pro hibited and penalties are imposed by two Gaming Acts, 1845 and 1854, and the Betting Act, 1853.