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Penitentiary
Translation of "penitentiary" into Russian
penitentiary
Noun
UK
/ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃəri/
US
/ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃieri/
penitentiary
penitentiaries pl
The criminal was sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary.
Преступник был приговорен к десяти годам в тюрьме.
исправительное учреждение
The state built a new penitentiary to accommodate the increasing number of inmates.
Штат построил новое исправительное учреждение, чтобы разместить увеличивающееся количество заключенных.
Additional translations
исправительная колония
место заключения
penitentiary
Adjective
UK
/ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃəri/
US
/ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃɛri/
penitentiary
more penitentiary Comp.
most penitentiary Super.
The penitentiary system needs reform.
Тюремная система нуждается в реформе.
Definitions
penitentiary
Noun
UK
/ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃəri/
US
/ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃɛri/
A prison for people convicted of serious crimes.
The criminal was sentenced to ten years in the state penitentiary.
A priest or ecclesiastical officer in the Roman Catholic Church empowered to hear confessions and impose penance; a confessor.
The monk served as the abbey's penitentiary, hearing the sisters' confessions every week.
penitentiary
Adjective
UK
/ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃəri/
US
/ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃɛri/
Relating to or used for the punishment of criminals.
The penitentiary system is designed to rehabilitate offenders.
Relating to penitence or the act of confessing sins; penitential.
During Lent, many believers adopt a penitentiary lifestyle of fasting and prayer.
Idioms and phrases
federal penitentiary
He was sentenced to ten years in a federal penitentiary.
федеральная тюрьма
Его приговорили к десяти годам в федеральной тюрьме.
state penitentiary
The inmates were transferred to the state penitentiary.
штатская тюрьма
Заключённых перевели в штатскую тюрьму.
penitentiary system
The penitentiary system has undergone major reforms.
тюремная система
Тюремная система претерпела значительные реформы.
penitentiary facility
The new penitentiary facility was built to accommodate the increasing number of inmates.
тюремное учреждение
Новое тюремное учреждение было построено для размещения увеличивающегося количества заключённых.
penitentiary sentence
He received a penitentiary sentence for his crimes.
тюремный срок
Он получил тюремный срок за свои преступления.