penitentiary in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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penitentiary in the PONS Dictionary

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He died in 1944 in the state penitentiary.
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The commissariat store (1825) and the penitentiary (1830) can still be seen today and are the only surviving buildings from this era.
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This city was a penitentiary colony for relapsing criminals and relegated military.
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The sooner such men are sent to the penitentiary and the longer they are kept there the better it will be for society.
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He worked to get funding for a state penitentiary.
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It operated as a federal penitentiary from 1872 to 1890, and as a state prison from 1890 to 1901.
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It also provided for public welfare institutions for the first time: orphanages, public charities and a penitentiary.
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If there are among the new settlers other men who have violated the law they should be promptly prosecuted and sent to the penitentiary.
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In 1852, he was sentenced to 15 years in the state penitentiary.
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He leased out state penitentiary labor and equipment.
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