pénologie
French, noun\pe.nɔ.lɔ.ʒi\
pénologie is spelled P-É-N-O-L-O-G-I-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 79 million words in written French, the 279,127th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pénologie is a French feminine noun meaning “penology” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Partie du droit pénal général dans laquelle se trouvent les règles applicables aux sanctions répressives”.
What does pénologie mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepenology
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Partie du droit pénal général dans laquelle se trouvent les règles applicables aux sanctions répressives. 2. Science sociale qui rend compte des pratiques pénales, des punitions infligées aux délinquants.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of pénologie
- pénologies plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pénologie?
- \pe.nɔ.lɔ.ʒi\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pénologie
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pénologie in French?
pénologie appears about once in every 79 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).