penology
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From Latin poena (“penalty, punishment”) + -ology.
Noun[edit]
penology (countable and uncountable, plural penologies)
- Study of the processes devised and adopted for the punishment and prevention of crime.
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Translations[edit]
study of punishment and prevention of crime
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