Disciplinary
Disciplinary adjective - Inflicting, involving, or serving as punishment.
Penitentiary and disciplinary are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Penitentiary" instead an adjective "Disciplinary".
Penitentiary
Penitentiary adjective - Used for punishment or reform of criminals or wrongdoers.
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Synonyms for Penitentiary
Disciplinary and penitentiary are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Disciplinary" with "Penitentiary", this adjectives are similar.
Nearby Word: penitential
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