Penitentiary — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes

used for punishment or reform of criminals or wrongdoers

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˌɛnɪtˈɛnʃjɚɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/pˌɛnɪtˈɛnʃjəɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˌɛnɪtˈɛnʃjəɹi/

5 syllables Say it as /pˌɛnɪtˈɛnʃjɚɹi/.

Examples

penitentiary institutions
penitential tears
wrote a penitential letter apologizing for her hasty words

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

penitential pen

Parts of Speech

noun	a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes
adjective	used for punishment or reform of criminals or wrongdoers “penitentiary institutions”
adjective	showing or constituting penance “penitential tears”

Word Forms

penitentiary	adjective	used for punishment or reform of criminals or wrongdoers
penitentiary	noun	a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes
penitence	noun	remorse for your past conduct

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Zuchthaus

eine Justizvollzugsanstalt für diejenigen, die wegen schwerer Verbrechen verurteilt wurden

🇫🇷French

pénitencier

un établissement correctionnel pour les personnes reconnues coupables de crimes majeurs

🇪🇸Spanish

penitenciario

una institución correccional para los condenados por delitos graves

🇮🇹Italian

penitenziario

un istituto correzionale per i condannati per reati gravi

🇳🇱Dutch

gevangenis

een penitentiaire inrichting voor degenen die zijn veroordeeld voor grote misdaden

🇵🇹Portuguese

penitenciária

uma instituição correcional para aqueles condenados por crimes graves

🇷🇺Russian

тюрьма

исправительное учреждение для осужденных за тяжкие преступления

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जेल

प्रमुख अपराधों के दोषी लोगों के लिए एक सुधारक संस्था

🇧🇩Bengali

pententiary

বড় অপরাধের জন্য দোষী সাব্যস্তদের জন্য একটি সংশোধনমূলক প্রতিষ্ঠান

🇮🇳Tamil

சிறைச்சாலை

பெரிய குற்றங்களில் தண்டனை பெற்றவர்களுக்கான சீர்திருத்த நிறுவனம்

🇮🇳Telugu

పెనిటెన్షియరీ

పెద్ద నేరాలకు పాల్పడిన వారి కోసం ఒక దిద్దుబాటు సంస్థ

🇮🇳Marathi

दंडनीय

मोठ्या गुन्ह्यांमध्ये दोषी ठरलेल्यांसाठी सुधारात्मक संस्था

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રાયશ્ચિત

મોટા ગુનાઓમાં દોષિત ઠરેલા લોકો માટે સુધારાત્મક સંસ્થા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೆರೆಮನೆ

ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಅಪರಾಧಗಳಿಗೆ ಶಿಕ್ಷೆಗೊಳಗಾದವರಿಗೆ ತಿದ್ದುಪಡಿ ಮಾಡುವ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തടവറ

വലിയ കുറ്റകൃത്യങ്ങളിൽ ശിക്ഷിക്കപ്പെട്ടവർക്കുള്ള ഒരു തിരുത്തൽ സ്ഥാപനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤਪੱਸਿਆ

ਵੱਡੇ ਅਪਰਾਧਾਂ ਲਈ ਦੋਸ਼ੀ ਠਹਿਰਾਏ ਗਏ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਸੁਧਾਰਾਤਮਕ ਸੰਸਥਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

توبہ کرنے والا

بڑے جرائم کے مرتکب افراد کے لیے ایک اصلاحی ادارہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

监狱的

关押犯有重大罪行的人的惩教机构

🇯🇵Japanese

刑務所

重大な犯罪で有罪判決を受けた人のための矯正施設

🇰🇷Korean

교도소

중범죄로 유죄판결을 받은 사람들을 위한 교정시설

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhà tù

một tổ chức cải huấn dành cho những người bị kết án về tội phạm lớn

🇹🇭Thai

เรือนจำ

สถาบันราชทัณฑ์สำหรับผู้ที่ถูกตัดสินว่ามีความผิดในคดีอาญาร้ายแรง

🇮🇩Indonesian

penjara

lembaga pemasyarakatan bagi mereka yang dihukum karena kejahatan besar

🇵🇭Filipino

bilangguan

isang institusyon ng pagwawasto para sa mga nahatulan ng malalaking krimen

🇲🇾Malay

penjara

sebuah institusi pembetulan bagi mereka yang disabitkan dengan jenayah besar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إصلاحية

مؤسسة إصلاحية للمدانين بارتكاب جرائم كبرى

🇮🇷Persian

ندامتگاه

یک موسسه اصلاح و تربیت برای محکومان جرایم بزرگ

🇹🇷Turkish

hapishane

büyük suçlardan hüküm giymiş olanlar için bir ıslah kurumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

כֵּלֵא

מוסד כליאה למי שהורשעו בעבירות חמורות

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