penitentiary pénitencier

pénitencier

penitentiary = pénitencier

Pronunciation =  penitentiary

Pronunciation in French = pénitencier

penitentiary in French: pénitencier

Part of speechNoun 

Definition in English: a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes

A house of correction, in which offenders are confined for punishment, discipline, and reformation, and in which they are generally compelled to labor. 

Definition in French: un établissement correctionnel pour les personnes reconnues coupables de crimes majeurs

Une maison de correction, dans laquelle les délinquants sont enfermés pour la punition, la discipline et la réforme, et dans laquelle ils sont généralement contraints au travail.

Examples in English:

  • The rule of law must run within penitentiary walls

Examples in French:

  • L’État de droit doit fonctionner à l’intérieur des murs pénitentiaires

Synonyms of penitentiary

Synonyms in French Prison
enfermer
maison de correction
Synonyms in English prison
Jail
lockup
reformatory
correctional facility

Antonyms of penitentiary

Antonyms in French monde libre
place à l’extérieur de la prison
Antonyms in English free world
place outside the jail

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