GRE Word List

PENOLOGY

a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders

The meaning of the word penology is a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders.

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WordMeaning
impregnateto cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated
defunctno longer living, existing, or functioning
imperativenot to be avoided or evaded : necessary
eccentricitythe quality or state of being eccentric
subsistencereal being : existence
impassableincapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted
purportedreputed
ascertainto find out or learn with certainty
recriminationa retaliatory accusation
transitiona change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another