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penitentiary — pen·i·ten·tia·ry /ˌpe nə ten chə rē/ n pl ries: a state or federal prison for the punishment and reformation of convicted felons compare house of correction, house of detention, jail … Law dictionary
house of correction — house of correction: an institution where persons who have committed minor offenses and who are considered capable of reformation are confined compare house of detention, jail, lockup, penitentiary … Law dictionary
house of detention — house of detention: a place where prisoners and occasionally witnesses are detained pending a trial compare house of correction, jail, lockup, penitentiary, prison … Law dictionary
Penitentiary — Pen i*ten tia*ry, n.; pl. {Penitentiaries}. [Cf. F. p[ e]nitencier. See {Penitent}.] 1. One who prescribes the rules and measures of penance. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. One who does penance. [Obs.] Hammond. [1913 Webster] 3. A small building … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
penitentiary — early 15c., place of punishment for offenses against the church, from M.L. penitentiaria, from fem. of penitentiarius (adj.) of penance, from L. paenitentia penitence (see PENITENCE (Cf. penitence)). Meaning house of correction first found 1806… … Etymology dictionary
penitentiary — [n] jail big house*, campus, can*, college, cooler*, correctional institution, inside*, joint*, lockup*, pen*, penal institution, prison, reformatory, slammer*, stockade; concepts 439,449,516 … New thesaurus
penitentiary — Synonyms and related words: Grand Penitentiary, Holy Father, POW camp, abuna, antipope, archbishop, archdeacon, archpriest, bail, bastille, bishop, bishop coadjutor, black hole, borstal, borstal institution, bridewell, brig, can, canon, cardinal … Moby Thesaurus
Penitentiary Act — The Penitentiary Act was a British Act of Parliament passed in 1779 which introduced state prisons for the first time. The Act was drafted by the prison reformer John Howard and the jurist William Blackstone and recommended imprisonment as an… … Wikipedia
penitentiary — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. prison, reformatory. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. punitive, disciplinary, refractory; see penal . n. Syn. prison, reformatory, penal institution, pen*; see jail , prison . III (Roget s 3… … English dictionary for students
house of correction — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A place for the confinement of persons in lawful detention: brig, jail, keep, penitentiary, prison. Informal: lockup, pen3. Slang: big house, can, clink, cooler, coop, hoosegow, joint, jug, pokey1, slammer, stir2.… … English dictionary for students
penitentiary — n 1. prison, state prison, maximum security prison, minimum security prison, penal institution, house of correction or detention, Sl. pen, Sl. big house, Sl. slammer, Sl. stir; reformatory, reform school, (in England) borstal institution. 2. jail … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
