penology

English

noun
Definitions
  • study of the processes devised and adopted for the punishment and prevention of crime.

Etymology

Derived from Latin poena (punishment, pain, penalty, strife) root from Proto-Indo-European *kʷey- (pay, pile up, honor, value, build, stow, avenge, observe, gather, pile).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kʷey-

Gloss

pay, pile up, honor, value, build, stow, avenge, observe, gather, pile

Concept
Semantic Field

Possession

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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