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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valedictionan act of bidding farewell
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amicablecharacterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable
expletivea syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense
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detonationthe action or process of detonating
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