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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| mandate | an authoritative command |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| adage | a saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation |
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| validate | to make legally valid : ratify |
| unilateral | done or undertaken by one person or party |
| prone | having a tendency or inclination : being likely |
| screech | a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror |
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
| enact | to establish by legal and authoritative act |