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Penitentiary
01
a prison or correctional facility where individuals convicted of serious crimes are confined and undergo rehabilitation
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
penitentiaries
Examples
The notorious criminal was sentenced to life in the state penitentiary.
penitentiary
01
showing or constituting penance
Grammatical Information
Composition
Compound
relational
ungradable
02
used for punishment or reform of criminals or wrongdoers
