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penitentiary

nounfemininegeneral usecommon/pɨ.ni.tẽ.si.a.ɾi.ɐ/pe·ni·ten·ci·á·ri·a

Definition

A prison for serious offenders, especially one for long-term confinement.

“He was sentenced to life in a federal penitentiary.”

“The state penitentiary is overcrowded.”

federal penitentiarystate penitentiarymaximum-security penitentiary