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English Dictionary: Penology by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
penology
n
  1. the branch of criminology concerned with prison management and prisoner rehabilitation
    Synonym(s): penology, poenology
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Penology \Pe*nol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. [?], or L. poena, punishment +
      -logy.]
      The science or art of punishment. [Written also
      {p[oe]nology}.]
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