Penitentiary - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˌpenɪˈtenʃərɪ|
Brit.
|ˌpenɪˈtenʃ(ə)rɪ|
noun
adjective
- used for punishment or reform of criminals or wrongdoers
penitentiary institutions
- showing or constituting penance (syn: penitential)Extra examples
...a sentence in the state penitentiary for robbery...
He was sentenced to a ten-year term in the state penitentiary.
Word forms
noun
singular: penitentiary
plural: penitentiaries
singular: penitentiary
plural: penitentiaries
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