penitentiary

UK
/ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃəri/
US
/ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃɛri/
penitentiarysubstantiv
penitentiaries
Pl.
UK
/ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃəri/
US
/ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃieri/
Übersetzungen
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
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
detention center
correctional facility
penitentiaryadjektiv
more penitentiary
Komp.
most penitentiary
Super.
UK
/ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃəri/
US
/ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃɛri/
Übersetzungen
The penitentiary system needs reform.
Тюремная система нуждается в реформе.
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.