poenology

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

poenology
    n 1: the branch of criminology concerned with prison management
         and prisoner rehabilitation [syn: {penology}, {poenology}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Penology \Pe*nol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. poinh`, or L. poena, punishment
   + -logy.]
   The science or art of punishment. [Written also
   {p[oe]nology}.]
   [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Poenology \P[oe]*nol"o*gy\ (p[-e]*n[o^]l"[-o]*j[y^]), n.
   See {Penology}.
   [1913 Webster]

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