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penitentiary

/ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃəri/

/ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃɛri/

penitentiarysubstantiv

penitentiaries

Pl.

/ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃəri/

/ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃieri/

Übersetzungen

pénitencierÉtablissement pénitentiaire; terme courant surtout pour une prison de haute sécurité.

The criminal was sentenced to ten years in the state penitentiary.

Le criminel a été condamné à dix ans de pénitencier d'État.

Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

pénitencierDans l’Église catholique, ecclésiastique chargé d’entendre les confessions.

Definitionen

A prison for people convicted of serious crimes.

The criminal was sentenced to ten years in the state penitentiary.

A priest or ecclesiastical officer in the Roman Catholic Church empowered to hear confessions and impose penance; a confessor.

The monk served as the abbey's penitentiary, hearing the sisters' confessions every week.

Synonyme

penal institution

prison

jail

detention center

correctional facility

penitentiaryadjektiv

more penitentiary

Komp.

most penitentiary

Super.

/ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃəri/

/ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃɛri/

Übersetzungen

pénitentiaireRelatif aux peines infligées aux criminels ou à l’administration pénitentiaire.

The penitentiary system is designed to rehabilitate offenders.

Le système pénitentiaire est conçu pour réhabiliter les délinquants.

pénitentielRelatif à la pénitence ou à la confession.

During Lent, many believers adopt a penitentiary lifestyle of fasting and prayer.

Pendant le Carême, de nombreux croyants adoptent un mode de vie pénitentiel fait de jeûne et de prière.

Definitionen

Relating to or used for the punishment of criminals.

The penitentiary system is designed to rehabilitate offenders.

Relating to penitence or the act of confessing sins; penitential.

During Lent, many believers adopt a penitentiary lifestyle of fasting and prayer.

Synonyme