Penitentiary in Tagalog

What is the translation of word Penitentiary in Tagalog/Filipino ?

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Defenition 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.

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Other meanings of Penitentiary

• NOUN

  piitan dungeon jail prison prison cell penitentiary gaol
  bilangguan prison jail penitentiary gaol

• ADJECTIVE

  kulungan penitentiary

Examples

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.