Compounds


 * Compound (enclosure), a cluster of buildings having a shared purpose, usually inside a fence or wall
 * Compound (fortification), a version of the above fortified with defensive structures
 * Compound (migrant labour), a hostel for migrant workers such as those historically connected with mines in South Africa
 * The Compound, an area of Palm Bay, Florida, US
 * Komboni or compound, a type of slum in Zambia

Government and law

 * Composition (fine), a legal procedure in use after the English Civil War
 * Committee for Compounding with Delinquents, an English Civil War institution that allowed Parliament to compound the estates of Royalists
 * Compounding treason, an offence under the common law of England
 * Compounding a felony, a previous offense under the common law of England