penal colony English

Meaning penal colony meaning

What does penal colony mean?

penal colony

— noun a penal institution where prisoners are exiled (often located on an island from which escape is difficult or impossible)

Synonyms penal colony synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as penal colony?

penal colony English » English

stockade

reformatory

prison

penitentiary

jail

house of detention

gaol

dungeon

Topics penal colony topics

What do people use penal colony to talk about?

Social behavior Law Punish

Imprison

• Where are people imprisoned?
  prison brig can concentration camp correctional institution death camp dungeon house of correction jail jailhouse county jail joint pen penal colony penitentiary federal penitentiary pound reformatory slammer stockade

Examples penal colony examples

How do I use penal colony in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Australia was started as a British penal colony.

Movie subtitles

To a penal colony, perhaps.

Do you want to end up in penal colony?

Every man out there looks like a fugitive from the penal colony.