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Translate penitentiary from English to Spanish

Summary

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penitentiary:
- prisión; cárcel; penal
- penitenciario
Wiktionary:
- penitentiary → penitenciaría
- penitentiary → penitenciario, cárcel, prisión, penitenciaría

English

Detailed Translations for penitentiary from English to Spanish

penitentiary:

penitentiary [the ~] nom

the penitentiary (prison; jail; detention centre; prison camp; convict prison; correctional center)
la prisión; la cárcel; el penal
- prisión [la ~] nom
- cárcel [la ~] nom
- penal [el ~] nom

penitentiary adj

penitentiary
penitenciario
- penitenciario adj

Translation Matrix for penitentiary:

Noun	Related Translations	Other 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
Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	penitential
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	house of correction; penal institution
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
penitenciario	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 → penitenciaría

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• 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

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