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noun
Synonym of correctional facility.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, euphemistic, formal
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Synonyms: correctional facility
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a penal institution maintained by the government
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: penal institution, penal facility
Narrower terms: detention home, detention house, house of detention, detention camp, jail, jailhouse, gaol, clink, slammer, poky, pokey, penitentiary, pen, prison, prison house, reformatory, reform school, training school
History
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