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noun
A penal institution maintained by the government.
is a specific kind of: penal facility, penal institution.
is a broader term that covers: detention camp, detention home, detention house, house of detention | clink, gaol, jail, jailhouse, pokey, poky, slammer | pen, penitentiary | prison, prison house | reform school, reformatory, training school.
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