PENOLOGY

penology, poenology

(noun) the branch of criminology concerned with prison management and prisoner rehabilitation

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

penology (countable and uncountable, plural penologies)

Study of the processes devised and adopted for the punishment and prevention of crime.

Source: Wiktionary


Pe*nol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. poena, punishment + -logy.]

Definition: The science or art of punishment. [Written also poenology.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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24 February 2025

ANOMALY

(noun) (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun)


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