Penitentiary Meaning in Hindi

What is the translation of word Penitentiary in Hindi?

Definition of word Penitentiary

• a prison for people convicted of serious crimes.
• (in the Roman Catholic Church) a priest charged with certain aspects of the administration of the sacrament of penance.

Other Meanings of Penitentiary

• NOUN

  जेल gel prison jail imprisonment penitentiary gaol
  सुधार-गृह penitentiary reformatory
  क़ैदख़ाना prison jail slam prison house gaol penitentiary

• ADJECTIVE

  संशोधन करनेवाला correcting penitentiary
  सुधारनेवाला meliorative penitentiary

• MORE

  प्रायश्चित संबन्धी penitentiary

Example Sentences

Only about 20 of the more than 1,000 prisoners at the federal penitentiary have been convicted of crimes; many have spent years awaiting trial.