Meaning | An institution where persons are confined for punishment and to protect the public. |
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Synonym | penal institution |
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Part of | infrastructure, base | The stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area |
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Narrower | brig | A penal institution (especially on board a ship) |
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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 |
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Spanish | institución penal, prisión |
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Catalan | institució penal, presó |
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