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Webster 1913 Edition
Penology
Pe-nol′o-gy
,Noun.
[Gr.
ποινή
, or L. poena
, punishment + -logy
.] The science or art of punishment.
[Written also
pœnology
.] Definition 2025
penology
penology
English
Alternative forms
- pœnology (archaic)
Noun
penology (countable and uncountable, plural penologies)
- Study of the processes devised and adopted for the punishment and prevention of crime.