penology

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penology

/pɪˈnɒləd͡ʒi/ UK
/pəˈnɒləd͡ʒi/ UK
/piːˈnɒləd͡ʒi/ UK
/piˈnɑləd͡ʒi/ US

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From Latin poena (“penalty, punishment”) + -ology.

noun penologies · pœnology · poenology

countable, uncountable Study of the processes devised and adopted for the punishment and prevention of crime.

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noun study of punishment and prevention of crime

Español	penología
한국어	행형학 haenghyeonghak
日本語	行刑学 gyōkei-gaku
中文	刑罰學 /刑罚学 xíngfá xué
Kiswahili	penolojia
Français	pénologie
Deutsch	Pönologie
Italiano	penologia
Русский	пенология penologija
العربية	عِلْم الْعِقَاب ʕilm al-ʕiqāb

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"penology." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/penology. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"penology." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/penology.

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@misc{penology_2026,
  title = {penology},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/penology},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}