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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| penitentiary | xx/xx | Noun, Noun |
| incarceration | xxx/x | Noun |
| prison | /x | Noun |
| correction | x/x | Noun |
| penal colony | /x/xx | Name, Name |
| reformatory | x/xxx | Noun |
| prison camp | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| reform school | x// | Phrase, Noun |
| imprison | x/x | Verb |
| institutionalization | xxxxxx/x | Noun |
| prisoners | /xx | Noun |
| insane asylum | x/x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| inmates | /x | Noun |
| jailhouse | /x | Noun |
| behind bars | x// | Phrase |
| confinement | x/x | Noun |
| institutionalised | xx/xx/ | Adjective |
| solitary confinement | /xxxx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| detention | x/x | Noun |
| death row | /x | Phrase, Noun |
| police station | x//x | Phrase, Noun |
| institutional | xx/xx | Adjective |
| jails | / | Noun |
| workhouse | /x | Noun |
| life sentence | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| punishment | /xx | Noun |
| penalty box | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| capital punishment | /xx/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| padded cell | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| convict | /x | Noun |
| death penalty | //xx | Phrase, Noun |
| suspended sentence | x/x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| penal code | /x/ | Name, Name |
| custodial | x/xx | Adjective |
| institutionalism | xx/xxxx | Noun |
| concentration camp | xx/x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| guantanamo | x/xx | Name |
| penalised | /xx | Verb |
| orphanage | /xx | Noun |
| probation | x/x | Noun |
| sentencing | /xx | Noun |
| arrestee | x/x | Noun |
| sanitarium | xx/xx | Noun |
| detainees | xx/ | Noun |
| training school | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| academies | x/xx | Noun |
| adoption | x/x | Noun |
| advent | /x | Noun, Verb |
| advisory | x/xx | Name, Adjective |
| agencies | /xx | Noun |
| ais | / | Name |
| antidumping | xx/x | Adjective |
| appointment | x/x | Noun |
| archivist | /xx | Noun |
| arduous | /xx | Adjective |
| arena | x/x | Noun |
| assize | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| association | xxx/x | Noun |
| attitude | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| authorities | x/xx | Noun |
| bank | / | Noun, Verb |
| bodies | /x | Verb |
| build | / | Verb, Noun |
| bureau | /x | Noun |
| business | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| celebrities | x/xx | Noun |
| center | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| centre | /x | Noun, Verb |
| chamber | /x | Noun, Verb |
| character | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| charitable | /xxx | Adjective |
| charity | /xx | Noun |
| charter | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| coercive | x/x | Adjective |
| college | /x | Noun |
| colonial | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| colony | /xx | Noun |
| commencement | x/x | Noun |
| commission | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| company | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| compilation | xx/x | Noun |
| compiling | x/x | Noun |
| complainant | x/x | Noun |
| completion | x/x | Noun |
| corporate | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| corporation | xx/x | Noun |
| corrective | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| council | /x | Noun |
| court | / | Noun, Verb |
| creation | x/x | Noun |
| crime | / | Noun, Verb |
| criminal | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| daunting | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| declaratory | x/xxx | Adjective |
| denomination | xxx/x | Noun |
| department | x/x | Noun |
| derivation | xx/x | Noun |
| determination | xxx/x | Noun |
| determining | x/xx | Verb |
| develop | x/x | Verb |
| development | x/xx | Noun |
| disciplinary | /xxxx | Adjective, Noun |
| discriminatory | x/xxxx | Adjective |
| divisional | x/xx | Adjective, Name |
| draconian | x/xx | Adjective |
| drafting | /x | Noun |
| dumping | /x | Noun |
| elaboration | xxx/x | Noun |
| enterprise | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| entity | /xx | Noun |
| establish | x/x | Verb |
| establishment | x/xx | Noun |
| exclusionary | x/xxx | Adjective |
| facilities | x/xx | Noun |
| fad | / | Noun |
| faith | / | Noun, Adverb |
| finalization | /xx/x | Noun |
| financial institution | x/xxx/x | Name, Name |
| fixing | /x | Verb, Noun |
| forging | /x | Noun |
| formation | x/x | Noun |
| formulation | xx/x | Noun |
| forum | /x | Noun |
| foundation | x/x | Noun |
| founding | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| further | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Verb |
| guiana | x/x | Name |
| guild | / | Noun |
| hard | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| holding | /x | Noun |
| home | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb |
| hospital | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| house | / | Noun, Verb |
| identification | xxxx/x | Noun |
| illegal | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| implementation | xxx/x | Noun |
| imposition | xx/x | Noun |
| inception | x/x | Noun |
| indictable | x/xx | Adjective |
| iniquitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| initiation | xxx/x | Noun |
| instance | /x | Noun, Verb |
| institute | /xx | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| institutionalisation | xx/xxx/x | Noun |
| instrument | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| instrumentality | xxx/xx | Noun |
| introduction | xx/x | Noun |
| issuance | /xx | Noun |
| issuer | /xx | Noun |
| judicial | x/x | Adjective, Name |
| justice | /x | Noun |
| landing | /x | Noun |
| legal | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| legislation | xx/x | Noun |
| locality | x/xx | Noun |
| location | x/x | Noun |
| machineries | x/xx | Noun |
| madhouse | /x | Noun |
| making | /x | Noun |
| maritime | /xx | Adjective |
| mechanism | /xxx | Noun |
| nursing home | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| offence | x/ | Noun |
| office | /x | Noun, Verb |
| officials | x/x | Noun |
| ombudsman | /xx | Noun |
| opening | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| operators | /xxx | Noun |
| oppressive | x/x | Adjective |
| organ | /x | Noun, Verb |
| organisation | xxx/x | Noun |
| organism | /xxx | Noun |
| organization | xxx/x | Noun |
| origination | xxx/x | Noun |
| parliament | /xx | Noun |
| penalties | /xx | Noun |
| place | / | Noun, Verb |
| plant | / | Noun, Verb |
| pol | / | Noun |
| political | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| premises | /xx | Noun |
| preparation | xx/x | Noun |
| prepared | x/ | Adjective |
| production | x/x | Noun |
| prosecution | xx/x | Noun |
| provider | x/x | Noun |
| provision | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| punish | /x | Verb |
| quarantine | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| recipient | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| regime | x/ | Noun |
| regulations | xx/x | Noun |
| religion | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| repressive | x/x | Adjective |
