penitentiary
penitentiary (pen-[schwa]-ten-sh[schwa]-ree), n. A correctional facility or other place of long-term confinement for convicted criminals; PRISON. [Cases: Prisons 1. C.J.S. Prisons and Rights of Prisoners §§ 2–3.] — penitentiary, adj.
penitentiary (pen-[schwa]-ten-sh[schwa]-ree), n. A correctional facility or other place of long-term confinement for convicted criminals; PRISON. [Cases: Prisons 1. C.J.S. Prisons and Rights of Prisoners §§ 2–3.] — penitentiary, adj.
penitentiary n. 监狱;教养所;感化院 古代英格兰和现代美国对监狱的称呼。美国的一些司法管辖区中专指县或其他地方监狱,关押民事违法者或短期监禁犯,犯人通常被强迫劳动,以使其改过自新。