penal confinement

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• confinement — [ kɔ̃finmɑ̃ ] n. m. • 1481; de confiner 1 ♦ Action de confiner. ♢ Spécialt, méd. Interdiction à un malade de quitter la chambre. ⇒ quarantaine. 2 ♦ Phys. Limitation du volume accessible à des particules, dans une installation nucléaire. Spécialt… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• penal — pe·nal / pēn əl/ adj 1: of, relating to, or being punishment penal sanctions 2: making one (as an offender) punishable a penal offense; also: criminal (2) 3: used as a place of con …   Law dictionary

• penal institution — index jail, penitentiary, prison, reformatory Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• penal — Punishable; inflicting a punishment; containing a penalty, or relating to a penalty @ penal action In its broadest context, it refers to criminal prosecution. More particularly, it refers to a civil action in which a wrongdoer is subject to a… …   Black's law dictionary

• Penal system of Japan — The Penal system of Japan (including prisons) is part of the criminal justice system of Japan. It is intended to resocialize, reform, and rehabilitate offenders. ProcedureOn confinement, prisoners are first classified according to gender,… …   Wikipedia

• Penal colony — Epigraphy in honour of a prisoner in the Australian penal colony of Botany Bay. A penal colony is a settlement used to exile prisoners and separate them from the general populace by placing them in a remote location, often an island or distant… …   Wikipedia

• Penal Code (Singapore) — The Penal Code of Singapore [Singapore Statute | c ed = 1985] sets out general principles of the criminal law of Singapore, as well as the elements and penalties of common criminal offences such as homicide, theft and cheating. The Penal Code… …   Wikipedia

• penal — penality /pi nal i tee/, n. penally, adv. /peen l/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses. 2. prescribing punishment: penal laws. 3. constituting punishment: He survived the years of penal hardship. 4. used …   Universalium

• penal — pe•nal [[t]ˈpin l[/t]] adj. 1) of or pertaining to punishment, as for crimes or offenses 2) prescribing punishment: penal laws[/ex] 3) used as a place of confinement and punishment: a penal colony[/ex] 4) subject to or incurring punishment: a… …   From formal English to slang

• confinement — State of being confined; shut in; imprisoned; detention in penal institution. Confinement may be by either a moral or a physical restraint, by threats of violence with a present force, or by physical restraint of the person. See also commitment… …   Black's law dictionary

• confinement — State of being confined; shut in; imprisoned; detention in penal institution. Confinement may be by either a moral or a physical restraint, by threats of violence with a present force, or by physical restraint of the person. See also commitment… …   Black's law dictionary