penitenciária — meaning in English
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English meaning
- penitentiary noun A state or federal prison, especially one for people convicted of serious crimes.
Senses
penitenciária is used for these senses in English:
- penitentiary (chiefly, US) A state or federal prison for convicted felons; (broadly) a prison.
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.
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