penal colonynoun [ C ]
uk/ˈpiː.nəl ˌkɒl.ə.ni/us/ˈpiː.nəl ˌkɑː.lə.ni/also penal settlementa type of prison, especially one that is far away from other people
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Prisons & parts of prisons
- approved school
- Bastille
- boot camp
- borstal
- brig
- clink
- gaoler
- halfway house
- HMP
- house of correction
- jail
- matron
- prison camp
- protective custody
- remand centre
- screw
- seclusion room
- slop
- straightjacket
- straitjacket
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