penitentiary
21penitentiary — 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,… …
22Penitentiary Blues — is the first album released by country artist David Allan Coe. It was released in 1969 on SSS International Records. This was before Coe started doing country music, starting with Mysterious Rhinestone Cowboy , and is consisted of entirely of… …
23Penitentiary III — est un film américain réalisé par Jamaa Fanaka et sorti en 1987. Sommaire 1 Synopsis 2 Fiche technique 3 Distribution 4 lien externe …
24Penitentiary 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] …
25Penitentiary Act — The Penitentiary Act was a British Act of Parliament passed in 1779 which introduced state prisons for the first time. The Act was drafted by the prison reformer John Howard and the jurist William Blackstone and recommended imprisonment as an… …
26penitentiary — 1. noun a) A state or federal prison for convicted felons. b) (Roman Catholic Church) A priest who administers the sacrament of penance. Syn …
27penitentiary — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. prison, reformatory. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. punitive, disciplinary, refractory; see penal . n. Syn. prison, reformatory, penal institution, pen*; see jail , prison . III (Roget s 3… …
28penitentiary — pen·i·ten·tia·ry || ‚penɪ tenʃərɪ n. jail, prison adj. of returning to one s faith; dealing with the reform of prisoners …
29penitentiary — [ˌpɛnɪ tɛnʃ(ə)ri] noun (plural penitentiaries) 1》 N. Amer. a prison for people convicted of serious crimes. 2》 (in the Roman Catholic Church) a priest appointed to administer penance. ↘an office in the papal court deciding questions relating… …
30penitentiary — n. 1. Prison, jail, bridewell, workhouse, house of correction. 2. Penitent, repentant, penance doer …
