penology

or poe·nol·o·gy

[ pee-nol-uh-jee ]

/ piˈnɒl ə dʒi /

noun

the study of the punishment of crime, in both its deterrent and its reformatory aspects.

the study of the management of prisons.

Origin of penology

1830–40; peno- (combining form representing Greek poinḗ penalty) + -logy

OTHER WORDS FROM penology

pe·no·log·i·cal

[peen-l-oj-i-kuhl], /ˌpin lˈɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, adjectivepe·nol·o·gist, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH penology

penal, penological , punitive

Words nearby penology

penny wise and pound foolish, pennywort, pennyworth, Penobscot, Penobscot Bay, penology, pen pal, penpoint, pen pusher, Penrith, Penrose

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Example sentences from the Web for penology

There are experts who write on penology, and I read them as well.
Reading Prison Novels In Prison|Daniel Genis|May 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Incipient criminals usually started their infamous careers that way; you could read that in any book on penology.
By Advice of Counsel|Arthur Train
This message from my pen is not a work on criminology or penology.
After Prison - What?|Maud Ballington Booth
Benninghausen is an admirable example of the application of the allopathic principle to penology.
The Vagrancy Problem.|William Harbutt Dawson

The thing that is most conspicuous in Penology is the new attitude of courts of law, of judges and even of juries.
The Family and it's Members|Anna Garlin Spencer
I don't know much about penology, but that's the way I'd do it.
Highways in Hiding|George Oliver Smith

British Dictionary definitions for penology

penology

/ (piːˈnɒlədʒɪ) /

noun

the branch of the social sciences concerned with the punishment of crime

the science of prison management

Also called: poenology

Derived forms of penology

penological (ˌpiːnəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjectivepenologically, adverbpenologist, noun

Word Origin for penology

C19: from Greek poinē punishment

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	penology
释义	penology or poe·nol·o·gy [ pee-nol-uh-jee ] / piˈnɒl ə dʒi / noun the study of the punishment of crime, in both its deterrent and its reformatory aspects. the study of the management of prisons. Origin of penology 1830–40; peno- (combining form representing Greek poinḗ penalty) + -logy OTHER WORDS FROM penology pe·no·log·i·cal [peen-l-oj-i-kuhl], /ˌpin lˈɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, adjectivepe·nol·o·gist, noun WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH penology penal, penological , punitive Words nearby penology penny wise and pound foolish, pennywort, pennyworth, Penobscot, Penobscot Bay, penology, pen pal, penpoint, pen pusher, Penrith, Penrose Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for penology There are experts who write on penology, and I read them as well. Reading Prison Novels In Prison\|Daniel Genis\|May 24, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Incipient criminals usually started their infamous careers that way; you could read that in any book on penology. By Advice of Counsel\|Arthur Train This message from my pen is not a work on criminology or penology. After Prison - What?\|Maud Ballington Booth Benninghausen is an admirable example of the application of the allopathic principle to penology. The Vagrancy Problem.\|William Harbutt Dawson The thing that is most conspicuous in Penology is the new attitude of courts of law, of judges and even of juries. The Family and it's Members\|Anna Garlin Spencer I don't know much about penology, but that's the way I'd do it. Highways in Hiding\|George Oliver Smith British Dictionary definitions for penology penology / (piːˈnɒlədʒɪ) / noun the branch of the social sciences concerned with the punishment of crime the science of prison management Also called: poenology Derived forms of penology penological (ˌpiːnəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjectivepenologically, adverbpenologist, noun Word Origin for penology C19: from Greek poinē punishment Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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