pénitencier — meaning in English
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English meaning
- penitentiary noun A state or federal prison, especially one for people convicted of serious crimes.
- prison noun A secure institution where people are held, usually as punishment after being convicted of a serious crime, or while awaiting trial.
Senses
pénitencier is used for these senses in English:
- penitentiary (chiefly, US) A state or federal prison for convicted felons; (broadly) a prison.
- prison A place or institution where people are held against their will, in the US especially for long-term confinement, as of those convicted of serious crimes or otherwise considered undesirable by the government.
penitentiary — full definition
- noun A state or federal prison, especially one for people convicted of serious crimes.
- adj Relating to punishment of criminals or to prisons.
prison — full definition
- noun A secure institution where people are held, usually as punishment after being convicted of a serious crime, or while awaiting trial.
- noun Any situation or place that feels confining or inescapable, even without literal bars.