英语词汇“penal colony”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	penal colony
释义	penal colony in British English (ˈpiːnəl ˈkɒlənɪ) or penal settlement noun a colony used or designated as a place of punishment an island that has served as a penal colony since Roman times He had just completed five years in a penal settlement. Examples of 'penal colony' in a sentence penal colony Investigators have been dispatched to the remote penal colony where he is being held. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Investigators have been dispatched to the remote penal colony where he is being held. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Two are in a penal colony. Times, Sunday Times (2013) The 1853 Act also brought an end to the deportation of criminals to penal colonies. Colin Beavan FINGERPRINTS: Murder and the Race to Uncover the Science of Identity (2002) Along with other criminals, she is shipped to the new penal colony in Australia. The Sun (2006)
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penal colony in British English