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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| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |
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| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |
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| list | a simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects) |
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