convictismn.
/ˈkɒnvɪktɪz(ə)m/ a. The convict system; the system of penal settlements for convicted criminals.
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society > authority > punishment > imprisonment > [noun] > convict system
convictism1864
1864 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. (citing W. Howitt).
1864 Realm 24 Feb. 4 No one who has not lived in Australia can appreciate the profound hatred of convictism that obtains there.
1889 Pall Mall Gaz. 13 June 1 To bring the reign of convictism to a close in New Caledonia.
b. This system as embodied in its subjects; the convict class or body.
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society > authority > punishment > imprisonment > prisoner > [noun] > convict class or body
convictism1868
1868 Daily Tel. 1 Sept. All the Australian colonies shut their gates against the invasion of convictism from Swan River.
1875 M. Clarke His Nat. Life I. i. v. 68 Convictism had established a tacit right to converse in whispers.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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