| 词汇 | penal-colony |
| 释义 | penal colony noun[ C ] uk /ˈpiː.nəl ˌkɒl.ə.ni/ us /ˈpiː.nəl ˌkɑː.lə.ni/(alsopenal settlement) a type of prison, especially one that is far away from other people（罪犯的）流放地 Prisons & parts of prisons approved school Bastille boot camp borstal brig gaol gaoler halfway house HMP nick open prison panopticon penitentiary prison straightjacket straitjacket the gulag warder young offender institution youth custody Examples of penal colonypenal colony I should like to see the concept of the penalcolony revived. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The success of penalcolony depends on classification. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This was particularly resented, as the colony at that time was made up largely of ex-convicts who had served their sentences in the penalcolony. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. With the penalcolony and its barrier a thing of the past, the surrounding lands have been invaded by orcs. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Over twenty years, thousands of convicts passed through the penalcolony. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Criminals were to be expelled to the countryside and recidivists given penalcolony for life. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In 1986 the government closed the penalcolony and opened the island to visitors. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Cayenne is nevertheless the capital of the penalcolony. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The law making the island a penalcolony was repealed in 1853. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. French authorities disputed it and released penalcolony records that contradicted his account. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The island was used as a penalcolony from 1765 until 1886. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The buildings were adapted to house a penalcolony for minor delinquents. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. This penalcolony was controversial for it had a reputation for harshness and brutality. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Many offenders thus stayed in the colony as free persons, and might obtain employment as jailers or other servants of the penalcolony. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The driver was sentenced to 3 1/4 years in penalcolony. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of penal colony These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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