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The need to be cared for is the base of everything. In the penitentiaries, you won't hear gangbangers and criminals say, 'No, I don't want to be cared for by nobody.' When you care about them, they'll open up to you.
Jim Brown

Meaning of "penitentiaries" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PENITENTIARIES

penitentiaries  [ˌpenɪˈtenʃərɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PENITENTIARIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Penitentiaries is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PENITENTIARIES


bakeries
ˈbeɪkərɪz
boundaries
ˈbaʊndərɪz
butcheries
ˈbʊtʃərɪz
cranberries
ˈkrænbərɪz
diaries
ˈdaɪərɪz
dictionaries
ˈdɪkʃənərɪz
fairies
ˈfeərɪz
groceries
ˈɡrəʊsərɪz
memories
ˈmemərɪz
mysteries
ˈmɪstərɪz
nurseries
ˈnɜːsərɪz
percheries
ˈpɜːtʃərɪz
queries
ˈkwɪərɪz
subsidiaries
səbˈsɪdɪərɪz
summaries
ˈsʌmərɪz
surgeries
ˈsɜːdʒərɪz
territories
ˈterətərɪz
varies
ˈveərɪz
victories
ˈvɪktərɪz
washeries
ˈwɒʃərɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PENITENTIARIES

penicillium
penile
penill
penillion
peninsula
peninsular
Peninsular Malaysia
Peninsular War
peninsularity
peninsulate
penis
penis envy
penistone
penitence
penitency
penitent
penitential
penitentially
penitentiary
penitently

WORDS THAT END LIKE PENITENTIARIES

accessories
anniversaries
beneficiaries
binaries
caries
commentaries
confectionaries
documentaries
glossaries
intermediaries
itineraries
libraries
luminaries
maries
mercenaries
missionaries
notaries
obituaries
ovaries
salaries
secretaries

Synonyms and antonyms of penitentiaries in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «penitentiaries» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PENITENTIARIES

Find out the translation of penitentiaries to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of penitentiaries from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «penitentiaries» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

监狱
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

penitenciarías
570 millions of speakers

English

penitentiaries
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

penitentiaries
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

السجون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пенитенциарные учреждения
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

penitenciárias
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

penitentiaries
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pénitenciers
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penjara
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Justizvollzugsanstalten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

刑務所
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

교도소
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Penitentiaries
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trại cải tạo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

penitentiaries
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दांपत्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cezaevleri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

penitenziari
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

jednostkach penitencjarnych
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пенітенціарні установи
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

penitenciare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σωφρονιστικά ιδρύματα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

penitentiaire inrichtingen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

anstalter
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

penitentiaries
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of penitentiaries

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PENITENTIARIES»

The term «penitentiaries» is regularly used and occupies the 90.816 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PENITENTIARIES» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about penitentiaries

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QUOTES WITH «PENITENTIARIES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word penitentiaries.
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Jim Brown
The need to be cared for is the base of everything. In the penitentiaries, you won't hear gangbangers and criminals say, 'No, I don't want to be cared for by nobody.' When you care about them, they'll open up to you.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PENITENTIARIES»

Discover the use of penitentiaries in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to penitentiaries and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Penitentiaries, Reformatories, and Chain Gangs: Social ...
Mark Colvin tackles the subject of penal change in America by examining three case studies from the nineteenth century that represent shifts in the interpretation of punishment.
Mark Colvin, 2000
2
Gendered Justice in the American West: Women Prisoners in ...
Documents the physical and mental punishment of female prisoners in the West between 1865 and 1915, drawing on prison records and the women's own words to analyze the role of gender, race, class, and age in the women's maltreatment. UP.
Anne M. Butler, 1999
3
Penitentiaries and Reformatories
There are many motives which induce them to seek a shelter without a shadow of repentance for their evil lives.
Felicia Skene, 2010
4
Voices from prisons and penitentiaries
From the foregoing returns, then, it appears that out of ten thousand three hundred and sixty-one inmates of the principal prisons and penitentiaries of our country, not fewer than six thousand Jive hundred and seventy-two previously received ...
Voices, 1850
5
Rules and Regulations for the Government of the Penitentiaries
Canada. Directors of Penitentiaries. f. / /и.
Canada. Directors of Penitentiaries, 1870
6
Review of Crowford's Report on the American Penitentiaries
the memorable enactment of 19 George III.? Howard, Blackstone, and Eden, were the men who bore upon their shoulders that burden which the nation at large refused to sustain. These spirits of light, rendered more distinguished by the frigid ...
‎1835
7
A Sip from the "Well of Grace": Medieval Texts from the ...
who were called minor penitentiaries (penitentiarii minores) and who worked at each of the great basilicas of Rome (St. Peter's, St. John Lateran, and St. Mary Major). The minor penitentiaries were mostly friars, and their task was to listen to the ...
Kirsi Salonen, Ludwig Schmugge, 2009
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Rules Proposed for the Government of Gaols, Houses of ...
... Plans of Prisons on Improved Principles, and a Description, with Plates, of a Corn Mill and Water Mill Adapted for the Employment of Prisoners. Rules proposed for the government of gaols, houses of correction, and penitentiaries Front Cover.
‎1820
9
The Canadian Department of Justice and the Completion of ...
Jonathan Swainger. S7 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 SO 81 82 83 84 85 On statistics and proving penitentiary efficiency, see "First Annual Report of the Inspector of Penitentiaries of the Dominion of ...
Jonathan Swainger, 2011
10
Sourcebook of Treatment Programs for Sexual Offenders
The chapter will describe sexual offender treatment in Ontario penitentiaries in general terms and then it will focus on two programs in particular: the Warkworth Sexual Behaviour Clinic and the Bath Institution Sex Offenders' Program. A BRIEF ...
William L. Marshall, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PENITENTIARIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term penitentiaries is used in the context of the following news items.
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UN Remains Barred From Visiting US Prisons Amid Abuse Charges
Several U.N. officials, armed with mandates from the Geneva-based Human Rights Council, have been barred from U.S. penitentiaries which ... «Center for Research on Globalization, Jul 15»
2
Tide may be turning against harsh prison sentences
The sentences — which judges had no discretion to shorten — filled the nation's penitentiaries to overflowing. Prison construction became the ... «The Catholic Sun, Jul 15»
3
RGV Sector holds ceremony for “Name the Mustang” contest
Through the program, the mustangs are selected and taken to different penitentiaries where inmates perform training before the horses are ... «Yumanewsnow, Jul 15»
4
The Ex-Pimp Who Remade Black Culture
His psychiatric records from places like the Wisconsin State Prison reveal that penitentiaries were just as racist as other institutions during the ... «Chronicle of Higher Education, Jul 15»
5
Anna Deavere Smith takes on 'school-to-prison pipeline' in new show
I'm talking 'bout the Pennsylvania State Penitentiaries. Eighty-five percent of the students are special ed. They never learned to read, honey. «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
6
Barack Obama's crusade against the blight of US prisons
At any one time its federal penitentiaries and state jails contain more than 2m people (a tenfold increase on 1970). About 600,000 of them are ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
7
This Lawsuit Claims Canada Has Been Abusing Mentally Ill Prisoners
"Federal penitentiaries are becoming Canada's largest repositories for the mentally ill," says the statement of claim filed in Toronto last week. «VICE News, Jul 15»
8
Man imprisoned for abusing women ordered held beyond statutory …
... their statutory release date is relatively rare and is a measure used, on average, for only four per cent of inmates in Canadian penitentiaries. «Montreal Gazette, Jul 15»
9
Much To Do About Nothing Over El Chapo
That's how the penitentiaries got filled to capacity. That's also how El Chapo became a billionaire — yes, with a “b.” The U.S. government, with ... «MWC News, Jul 15»
10
Tyrrell - It Makes One Wonder What Could Possibly Happen Next
... he launched into his trademark anti-American theme: Americans “think it's normal” that so many young men have been put into penitentiaries. «Ponca City News, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Penitentiaries [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/penitentiaries>. May 2024 ».
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