penal colony

noun

: a place where prisoners are sent to live

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To do so, Nemo audaciously steals a prototype submarine from the penal colony in which he is imprisoned, escaping into the ocean with a motley crew of fellow prisoners. Katie Campione, Deadline, 8 July 2025 The organization was outlawed in 2021 due to alleged extremist views, which led to a 19-year sentence for its leader, who died in an Arctic penal colony last year. Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 15 Apr. 2025 In said revenge mission, Nemo audaciously steals a prototype submarine from the penal colony in which he is imprisoned, escaping into the ocean with a motley crew of fellow prisoners. Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 4 July 2025 The court ordered Jenkins to serve his sentence in a maximum-security penal colony, the prosecutor’s office said. Chris Lau, CNN Money, 17 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for penal colony

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“Penal colony.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penal%20colony. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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