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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concessionthe act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat)
scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
dubiousunsettled in opinion : doubtful
trimto remove by or as if by cutting
uniquebeing the only one : sole
gerontocracyrule by elders
constituencya body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position)
residuesomething that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant
secularof or relating to the worldly or temporal
impersonalhaving no personal reference or connection