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Definition of: penology
(pē·nol′ə·jē) noun
The science that treats of the punishment and prevention of crime and of the management of prisons and reformatories: also spelled poenology. [<L poena a penalty + -LOGY]
—pe·no·log·i·cal (pē′nə·loj′i·kəl) adjective
—pe·nol′o·gist noun
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