Penitentiary
Penitentiary noun - A place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody.
Usage example: a sentence in the state penitentiary for robbery
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Synonyms for Penitentiary
Tolbooth and penitentiary are semantically related. (Scottish) In some cases you can use "Tolbooth" instead a noun "Penitentiary".
Nearby Word: penitential
Tolbooth
Tolbooth noun - A place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody.
Usage example: Deacon Brodie, thought to be the inspiration for Robert Louis Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, was publicly hung at the site of the old tolbooth of Edinburgh
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Synonyms for Tolbooth
Penitentiary and tolbooth are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Penitentiary" instead a noun "Tolbooth".
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