penitentiary
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/ˌpenɪˈtenʃəri/
🇬🇧
/ˌpenɪˈtenʃəri/
noun
R
A place where people are sent as a punishment for committing crimes, where they live and work for a certain period of time.
The criminal was sent to the penitentiary for his crimes.
translation
A place where people are sent as a punishment for committing crimes, where they live and work for a certain period of time.
Word Forms
Plural
penitentiaries