PENOLOGY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The branch of criminology concerned with prison management and prisoner rehabilitation

Synonyms:

penology; poenology

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("penology" is a kind of...):

criminology (the scientific study of crime and criminal behavior and law enforcement)

Derivation:

penologist (a person who studies the theory and practice of prison management)

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