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Penology - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Penology : (noun)
1: the branch of criminology concerned with prison management
and prisoner rehabilitation [syn: poenology]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Penology : \Pe*nol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ?, or L. poena, punishment _
-logy.]
The science or art of punishment. [Written also
p[oe]nology.]
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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