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penitentiary

noun
/ˌpenɪˈtenʃəri/
/ˌpenɪˈtenʃəri/
(plural penitentiaries)
(also informal pen)
(both North American English)
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  1. a prison监狱
    • The execution was carried out at the state penitentiary in Fort Madison.是在麦迪逊堡的州监狱中执行的处决。
    Topics Crime and punishmentc2
    Word Originlate Middle English (as a term in ecclesiastical law): from medieval Latin paenitentiarius, from Latin paenitentia ‘repentance’. The current usage dates from the early 19th cent.

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