- penitentiary punishment
- наказание тюремным заключением
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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 — Pen i*ten tia*ry, a. [Cf. F. p[ e]nitentiaire.] 1. Relating to penance, or to the rules and measures of penance. A penitentiary tax. Abp. Bramhall. [1913 Webster] 2. Expressive of penitence; as, a penitentiary letter. [1913 Webster] 3. Used for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Penitentiary — Pen i*ten tia*ry, n.; pl. {Penitentiaries}. [Cf. F. p[ e]nitencier. See {Penitent}.] 1. One who prescribes the rules and measures of penance. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. One who does penance. [Obs.] Hammond. [1913 Webster] 3. A small building … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
penitentiary — early 15c., place of punishment for offenses against the church, from M.L. penitentiaria, from fem. of penitentiarius (adj.) of penance, from L. paenitentia penitence (see PENITENCE (Cf. penitence)). Meaning house of correction first found 1806… … Etymology dictionary
Penitentiary of New Mexico — The gas chamber The Penitentiary of New Mexico (PNM) is a men s prison located in unincorporated Santa Fe County, 15 miles (24 km) south of central Santa Fe, on New Mexico State Road 14.[1] … Wikipedia
penitentiary — /pen i ten sheuh ree/, n., pl. penitentiaries, adj. n. 1. a place for imprisonment, reformatory discipline, or punishment, esp. a prison maintained in the U.S. by a state or the federal government for serious offenders. 2. Rom. Cath. Ch. a… … Universalium
punishment — Any fine, penalty, or confinement inflicted upon a person by the authority of the law and the judgment and sentence of a court, for some crime or offense committed by him, or for his omission of a duty enjoined by law. A deprivation of property… … Black's law dictionary
penitentiary — pen•i•ten•tia•ry [[t]ˌpɛn ɪˈtɛn ʃə ri[/t]] n. pl. ries, adj. 1) a place for imprisonment, reformatory discipline, or punishment, esp., in the U.S., a state or federal institution for serious offenders 2) rel a tribunal in the Curia Romana,… … From formal English to slang
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 — 1. noun a) A state or federal prison for convicted felons. b) (Roman Catholic Church) A priest who administers the sacrament of penance. Syn … Wiktionary
infamous punishment — Punishment characterized by infamy; punishment for a felony rather than punishment for a misdemeanor. 27 Am J1st Indict § 9. Two hundred years ago, punishments clearly infamous were death, gallows, pillory, branding, whipping, confinement at hard … Ballentine's law dictionary
