| 单词 | penitentiary |
| 释义 | penitentiary noun[C] USuk/ˌpen.ɪˈten.ʃər.i/us/ˌpen.əˈten.ʃər.i/astateorfederalprison （州或联邦）监狱Prisons & parts of prisons
penitentiary| American Dictionarypenitentiary noun[C] us/ˌpen·ɪˈten·tʃər·i/aprison: afederal/statepenitentiary Examplesofpenitentiarypenitentiary But how did this affect the lives of individual inmates inside prisons and penitentiaries? From theCambridge English Corpus The forming of such identity is encouraged by means of new institutional practices ranging from public education and the professions to the police andpenitentiary. From theCambridge English Corpus Its editors have been at the forefront of research on the archive of thepenitentiary, which became generally available for research only in 1983. From theCambridge English Corpus Onepenitentiaryinmate complained in 1921 that he had not had a bath for over a year. From theCambridge English Corpus Residents of care-institutions, penitentiaries, homes for the elderly, and holiday homes were excluded. From theCambridge English Corpus This new consideration of space had a profound influence on areas as diverse as urban development andpenitentiarysystems. From theCambridge English Corpus Ceremonies featured groundbreaking for a newpenitentiary, the opening of a modern asylum for the insane, and the celebration of new schools and educational congresses. From theCambridge English Corpus The earliest series of its records begins in the fifteenth century and consists of registers of petitions for these favours heard and approved by officials of thepenitentiary. From theCambridge English Corpus The graces recorded in them illustrate the daily business of thepenitentiary, enabling clerics to obtain advancement, absolving penitents and granting small favours to laity and clergy alike. From theCambridge English Corpus Most prisoners emanate from lower socioeconomic groups, and therefore the inverse relationship between health and income has important consequences for criminal justice organisations, especially thepenitentiary. From theCambridge English Corpus Bentham hoped to use prison labour to make prisons self-sufficient, even profitable; he envisioned the entirepenitentiarysystem run by private enterprise. From theCambridge English Corpus Vicinus, for instance, notes that the "pure" sisters and "fallen" women in penitentiaries were carefully segregated to ensure that the nuns would "keep their hands metaphorically unstained" (78). From theCambridge English Corpus I have no exact information as to the population of the generalpenitentiaryduring these months, but the estimated population for the year was 900. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He has set up a sort of producers' and consumers'penitentiaryin this matter. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In the old days there was the punitive element inpenitentiaryor reforming hostels. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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