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Definition of penal colony
: a place where prisoners are sent to live
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penalplay
: of, relating to, or involving punishment, penalties, or punitive institutions
: liable to punishment
: used as a place of confinement and punishment
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colonyplay
: a body of people living in a new territory but retaining ties with the parent state
: the territory inhabited by such a body
: a distinguishable localized population within a species
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