Look up: penitentiary

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   penitentiary
   [adj] - used for punishment or reform of criminals or wrongdoers 2. [n] - a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes
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   Penitentiary
   Pen`i·ten'tia·ry adjective [ Confer French pénitentiaire .] 1. Relating to penance, or to the rules and measures of penance. 'A penitentiary tax.' Abp. Bramhall. 2. Expressive of penitence; as, a penitentiary letter. 3. Used for punishment, discipline, and reformation. ' Penitentiary houses.' Blackstone.
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   Penitentiary
   Pen`i·ten'tia·ry noun ; plural Penitentiaries . [ Confer French pénitencier . See Penitent .] 1. One who prescribes the rules and measures of penance. [ Obsolete] Bacon. 2. One who does penance. [ Obsolete] Hammond. 3. A small building in a monastery where penitents confessed. Shpiley. 4. That part of a church t ...
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   penitentiary
   Origin: Cf. F. Penitencier. See Penitent. ... 1. One who prescribes the rules and measures of penance. ... 2. One who does penance. ... 3. A small building in a monastery where penitents confessed. ... 4. That part of a church to which penitents were admitted. ... 5. An office of the papal court which examines cases of conscience, confession, absolution ...
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   penitentiary
   adjective used for punishment or reform of criminals or wrongdoers; `penitentiary institutions`
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   penitentiary
   noun a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes
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   Penitentiary
   `Penitentiary` may refer to: * Apostolic Penitentiary, a tribunal of mercy, responsible for issues relating to the forgiveness of sins in the Roman Catholic Church * Prison or Penitentiary, a correctional facility
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   Penitentiary
   • (n.) A small building in a monastery where penitents confessed. • (a.) Relating to penance, or to the rules and measures of penance. • (n.) An office of the papal court which examines cases of conscience, confession, absolution from vows, etc., and delivers decisions, dispensations, etc. Its chief is a cardinal, called the Grand Pe...
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   penitentiary
   penitentiary 1. Of or pertaining to penance; administering, or undergoing, penance. 2. Intended for or relating to the penal and reformatory treatment of criminals. 3. A reformatory prison; a house of correction. 4. In the U.S., the place of punishment in which convicts sentenced to confinement and hard labor are confined by the authority of the law.
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    penitentiary
    penitentiary: see prison.
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