| NOUN | artifact | penal facility, penal institution | an institution where persons are confined for punishment and to protect the public |
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| Meaning | An institution where persons are confined for punishment and to protect the public. | |
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| Synonym | penal institution | |
| Part of | infrastructure, base | The stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area |
| Narrower | brig | A penal institution (especially on board a ship) |
| camp | A penal institution (often for forced labor) | |
| correctional institution | A penal institution maintained by the government | |
| penal colony | A penal institution where prisoners are exiled (often located on an island from which escape is difficult or impossible) | |
| Broader | institution | An establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated |
| Spanish | institución penal, prisión | |
| Catalan | institució penal, presó | |
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