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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germinateto cause to sprout or develop
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effronteryshameless boldness : insolence
decelerateto reduce the speed of : slow down
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leerysuspicious
consternationamazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion
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denounceto pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil