n.[C]

1. 監獄
   He worked as a warden at the state penitentiary.

   他在這所州監獄任看守長。

2. （天主教的）宗教裁判所；宗教裁判官

a.

1. 應處監禁的
2. 用作懲處的
3. 監獄的
4. 悔過的；懺悔的

n.

1. N. Amer. a prison for people convicted of serious crimes.
2. (in the Roman Catholic Church) a priest appointed to administer penance.
   ▸an office in the papal court deciding questions relating to penance, dispensations, etc.