penitentiary English

Meaning penitentiary meaning

What does penitentiary mean?

penitentiary

— adjective used for punishment or reform of criminals or wrongdoers penitentiary institutions

— noun a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes

— adjective (= penitential) showing or constituting penance penitential tears wrote a penitential letter apologizing for her hasty words

Synonyms penitentiary synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as penitentiary?

penitentiary English » English

prison

jail

gaol

reformatory

penitential

slammer

pen

stockade

penal institution

jailhouse

colony

cell

repentant

reformatory school

punitory

prison house

poky

pokey

penal colony

penal

nick

lockup

juvenile reform school

inquisition

house of detention

dungeon

detention house

correctional

confinement

confined place

cloister jail

brig

borstal institution

borstal

bastille

approved school

Topics penitentiary topics

What do people use penitentiary 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