Confinement
Confinement noun - The act of confining or the state of being confined.
Penitentiary and confinement are semantically related in imprisonment topic. In some cases you can use "Penitentiary" instead a noun "Confinement".
Penitentiary
Penitentiary noun - A place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody.
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Synonyms for Penitentiary
Confinement and penitentiary are semantically related in imprisonment topic. Sometimes you can use "Confinement" instead a noun "Penitentiary".
Nearby Word: penitential
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Upon entering the Otherworld side of the penitentiary, you'll notice that the ceiling in the solitary confinement wing drips blood.
- The idea was that the criminal thus confined would have only God and his own thoughts to keep him company, and thus the penitent would emerge from confinement born again and fully-reformed (thus the term "penitentiary", which they also created).
Source: Go Mad from the Isolation
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