confinement in a penitentiary
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penitentiary — I. noun (plural ries) Etymology: Middle English penitenciary, from Medieval Latin poenitentiarius, from poenitentia Date: 15th century 1. a. an officer in some Roman Catholic dioceses vested with power from the bishop to deal with cases of a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
penitentiary — pen·i·ten·tia·ry /ˌpe nə ten chə rē/ n pl ries: a state or federal prison for the punishment and reformation of convicted felons compare house of correction, house of detention, jail … Law dictionary
penitentiary — /pɛnəˈtɛnʃəri / (say penuh tenshuhree) noun (plural penitentiaries) 1. Roman Catholic Church a. a cleric appointed by a bishop to administer the sacrament of penance in cases of a kind which would normally be dealt with by the bishop or by the… …
penitentiary — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. prison, reformatory. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. punitive, disciplinary, refractory; see penal . n. Syn. prison, reformatory, penal institution, pen*; see jail , prison . III (Roget s 3… … English dictionary for students
penitentiary — A prison, correctional institution, or other place of confinement where convicted felons are sent to serve out the term of their sentence … Black's law dictionary
penitentiary — A place of imprisonment in which convicts sentenced to hard labor are confined by authority of law. 41 Am J1st Pris & P § 2. In some jurisdictions, a county or other local prison, as distinguished from a state prison; a prison for confinement… … Ballentine's law dictionary
place of confinement — index jail, penitentiary Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Louisiana State Penitentiary — For similarly named locales, see Angola (disambiguation). Angola Unincorporated community Louisiana State Penitentiary … Wikipedia
Eastern State Penitentiary — Infobox nrhp | name =Eastern State Penitentiary nrhp type = nhl caption = The exterior of Eastern State Penitentiary location= 21st St. Fairmount Ave. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania locmapin = Pennsylvania area = built =1829 (closed in 1971)… … Wikipedia
Colorado State Penitentiary — also known as CSP is a maximum security prison and is one of 25 prisons in the Colorado Department of Corrections system. CSP is located in Cañon City, Colorado. CSP houses Colorado s most dangerous, most violent and the most disruptive prisoners … Wikipedia
