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penitentiary

UK
/ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃəri/
US
/ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃɛri/

Übersetzungen

penitentiarysubstantiv
penitentiaries
Pl.
UK
/ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃəri/
US
/ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃieri/
The criminal was sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary.
Преступник был приговорен к десяти годам в тюрьме.
исправительное учреждение
The state built a new penitentiary to accommodate the increasing number of inmates.
Штат построил новое исправительное учреждение, чтобы разместить увеличивающееся количество заключенных.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
исправительная колония
место заключения
Synonyme
penal institution
prison
jail
detention center
correctional facility
penitentiaryadjektiv
more penitentiary
Komp.
most penitentiary
Super.
UK
/ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃəri/
US
/ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃɛri/
The penitentiary system needs reform.
Тюремная система нуждается в реформе.
Synonyme
remorseful
custodial
carceral
prison
correctional
penal
atoning
repentant
penitent
contrite
penitential

Definitionen

penitentiarysubstantiv
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.
penitentiaryadjektiv
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.
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