Three long-term inmates of the state penitentiary have just escaped.
Source: tatoeba (1102331)
Penitentiary
/ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃəɹi/
Synonyms for "penitentiary" (137 found)
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Closest matches (28)
Strong matches (41)
Related words (68)
Noun(17 words)
newgatepenpenalpenitentialpenitentiary buildingpennsylvania systempenspokeypresidioprisonprison complexprison-relatedprisonlikeprisonsreformatory prisonslammerslammers
Adjective(1 words)
Related word relations
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More general
15 entriesbuildingcanonical termcorrectional facilitycorrectional institutioncorrectional systemcriminal justice termdescriptive termdetention facilityfacilityfigurative descriptorinstitutionlegal termpenal institutionprison systemreligious term
More specific
16 entriesadministrative wingcellblockcounty penitentiarydiocesan penitentiaryfederal penitentiarygatehousemaximum security penitentiarymedium security penitentiaryminimum security penitentiarypapal penitentiaryprisonlike environmentreform prison modelsolitary confinement modelstate penitentiarysurveillance regimewatchtower
Collocations
9 entriesfederal penitentiarypenitentiary architecturepenitentiary inmatepenitentiary lifepenitentiary populationpenitentiary reformpenitentiary securitypenitentiary systemstate penitentiary
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
2 entriespenitentiarilypenitentiary system
similar
4 entriesTranslations
25 translations across 14 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- سِجْنِيّ adj (of or relating to prison)
Belarusian
4 entries- астро́жны adj (of or relating to prison)
- папра́ўчы adj (of or relating to prison)
- пенітэнцыя́рны adj (of or relating to prison)
- турэ́мны adj (of or relating to prison)
Bulgarian
3 entries- затво́рнически adj (of or relating to prison)
- изправи́телен adj (of or relating to prison)
- пенитенциа́рен adj (of or relating to prison)
Czech
1 entries- vězeňský adj (of or relating to prison)
Danish
2 entries- pønitentiær adj (of or relating to prison)
- straffe- adj (of or relating to prison)
Finnish
1 entries- vankila- adj (of or relating to prison)
French
1 entries- pénitentiaire adj (of or relating to prison)
German
1 entries- Gefängnis- adj (of or relating to prison)
Greek
1 entries- σωφρονιστικός adj (of or relating to prison)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- fengsels- adj (of or relating to prison)
Polish
1 entries- więzienny adj (of or relating to prison)
Russian
2 entries- исправи́тельный adj (of or relating to prison)
- пенитенциа́рный тюре́мный adj (of or relating to prison)
Slovak
1 entries- väzenský adj (of or relating to prison)
Ukrainian
4 entries- в'язни́чний adj (of or relating to prison)
- виправни́й adj (of or relating to prison)
- пенітенціа́рний adj (of or relating to prison)
- тюре́мний adj (of or relating to prison)
Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
Tom escaped from a state penitentiary.
Source: tatoeba (3922286)
Tom was imprisoned for life at a state penitentiary.
Source: tatoeba (3922474)
Tom was sent to a state penitentiary.
Source: tatoeba (3924973)
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