Poenology

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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 [gcide]:

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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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