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हिन्दी — अंग्रेजी

दण्डात्मक — penitentiary (Noun)

बंदीगृह — penitentiary (Noun)

सुधारात्मक — penitentiary (Noun)

सुधारगृह — penitentiary (Noun)

बन्दीगृह — penitentiary (Noun)

English ↔ Hindi

penitentiary — i'pkrkih]n.MkRed]lq/kkj?kj

English → English

Penitentiary — Relating to penance, or to the rules and measures of penance.

Penitentiary — Expressive of penitence; as, a penitentiary letter.

Penitentiary — Used for punishment, discipline, and reformation.

Penitentiary — One who prescribes the rules and measures of penance.

Penitentiary — One who does penance.

Penitentiary — A small building in a monastery where penitents confessed.

Penitentiary — That part of a church to which penitents were admitted.

Penitentiary — An office of the papal court which examines cases of conscience, confession, absolution from vows, etc., and delivers decisions, dispensations, etc. Its chief is a cardinal, called the Grand Penitentiary, appointed by the pope.

Penitentiary — An officer in some dioceses since A. D. 1215, vested with power from the bishop to absolve in cases reserved to him.

Penitentiary — A house of correction, in which offenders are confined for punishment, discipline, and reformation, and in which they are generally compelled to labor.