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Penology

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

penology


: a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders
pe·no·log·i·cal [pē-nə-lÄ j-ə-kəl]
adj

pe·nol·o·gist [pi-nÄ -lə-jist]
n




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