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Translate penitentiary from English to French

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penitentiary:
- boîte; prison; établissement pénitentiaire; maison de détention; maison de correction; pénitencier; maison d'arrêt
- pénitentiaire
Wiktionary:
- penitentiary → pénitencier
- penitentiary → pénitentiaire
- penitentiary → pénitentiaire, prison

English

Detailed Translations for penitentiary from English to French

penitentiary:

penitentiary [the ~] noun

the penitentiary (prison; jail; detention centre; prison camp; convict prison; correctional center)
la boîte; la prison; l'établissement pénitentiaire; la maison de détention; la maison de correction; le pénitencier; la maison d'arrêt
- boîte [la ~] noun
- prison [la ~] noun
- établissement pénitentiaire [le ~] noun
- maison de détention [la ~] noun
- maison de correction [la ~] noun
- pénitencier [le ~] noun
- maison d'arrêt [la ~] noun

penitentiary adj

penitentiary
pénitentiaire
- pénitentiaire adj

Translation Matrix for penitentiary:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
boîte	convict prison; correctional center; detention centre; jail; penitentiary; prison; prison camp	bin; box; can; canister; carton; case; container; cover; crate; little can; little drum; packaging; packing; parcel; shell; storage can; storing space; tin; wrapper; wrapping
maison d'arrêt	convict prison; correctional center; detention centre; jail; penitentiary; prison; prison camp
maison de correction	convict prison; correctional center; detention centre; jail; penitentiary; prison; prison camp	bridewell; convict prison; detention centre; house of correction
maison de détention	convict prison; correctional center; detention centre; jail; penitentiary; prison; prison camp	bridewell; convict prison; detention centre; house of correction
prison	convict prison; correctional center; detention centre; jail; penitentiary; prison; prison camp	bridewell; confinement; convict prison; custody; detention; detention centre; dungeon; house of correction; imprisonment; punishment
pénitencier	convict prison; correctional center; detention centre; jail; penitentiary; prison; prison camp
établissement pénitentiaire	convict prison; correctional center; detention centre; jail; penitentiary; prison; prison camp	penal institution
-	pen
Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	penitential
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	house of correction; penal institution
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
pénitentiaire	penitentiary

Related Words for "penitentiary":

penitentiaries

Synonyms for "penitentiary":

punitive; punitory
pen; correctional institution

Related Definitions for "penitentiary":

showing or constituting penance¹
used for punishment or reform of criminals or wrongdoers¹
- penitentiary institutions¹
a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes¹

Wiktionary Translations for penitentiary:

penitentiary

noun

prison
- penitentiary → pénitencier

penitentiary

adjective

droit|fr Qualifie les moyens employer pour amender les condamnés.
- pénitentiaire → penitentiary

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• penitentiary	→ pénitentiaire	↔ penitentiair — betrekking hebbend op bestraffing
• penitentiary	→ prison	↔ Gefängnis — Gebäude oder Anlage, in dem Personen, die vom Gericht zu einer unbedingten Haftstrafe verurteilt wurden, unter Verschluss gehalten werden

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University