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Detailed Translations for penitentiary from English to Spanish

penitentiary:

penitentiary [the ~] nom

  1. the penitentiary (prison; jail; detention centre; )
    la prisión; la cárcel; el penal

penitentiary adj

  1. penitentiary

Translation Matrix for penitentiary:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
cárcel convict prison; correctional center; detention centre; jail; penitentiary; prison; prison camp bridewell; cat's box; convict prison; detention centre; house of correction
penal convict prison; correctional center; detention centre; jail; penitentiary; prison; prison camp bridewell; convict prison; detention centre; house of correction
penitenciario confessor
prisión convict prison; correctional center; detention centre; jail; penitentiary; prison; prison camp apprehension; arrest; bridewell; captivity; capture; cat's box; confinement; convict prison; custody; deprivation of freedom; deprivation of liberty; detention; detention centre; house of correction; imprisonment; internment; physical force; punishment
- pen
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- penitential
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- house of correction; penal institution
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
penitenciario penitentiary

Related Words for "penitentiary":

  • penitentiaries

Synonyms for "penitentiary":

  • punitive; punitory
  • pen; correctional institution

Related Definitions for "penitentiary":

  1. showing or constituting penance1
  2. used for punishment or reform of criminals or wrongdoers1
    • penitentiary institutions1
  3. a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes1

Wiktionary Translations for penitentiary:

penitentiary
noun
  1. prison

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
penitentiary penitenciario penitentiair — betrekking hebbend op bestraffing
penitentiary cárcel; prisión Gefängnis — Gebäude oder Anlage, in dem Personen, die vom Gericht zu einer unbedingten Haftstrafe verurteilt wurden, unter Verschluss gehalten werden
penitentiary penitenciaría Justizvollzugsanstalt — in Deutschland ein Gebäude zur Unterbringung von Gefangenen, die zu einer Freiheitsstrafe oder Jugendstrafe verurteilt worden sind, auch Ort der Unterbringung von Untersuchungsgefangenen