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penitentiary

UK
/ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃəri/
US
/ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃɛri/

Переводы

penitentiaryсуществительное
penitentiaries
множ.
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.
Дополнительные переводы
исправительная колония
место заключения
Синонимы
penal institution
prison
jail
detention center
correctional facility
penitentiaryприлагательное
more penitentiary
Срав.
most penitentiary
Превосх.
UK
/ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃəri/
US
/ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃɛri/
The penitentiary system needs reform.
Тюремная система нуждается в реформе.
Синонимы
remorseful
custodial
carceral
prison
correctional
penal
atoning
repentant
penitent
contrite
penitential

Определения

penitentiaryсуществительное
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.
penitentiaryприлагательное
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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