kuritushuone

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Finnish

Etymology

kuritus +‎ huone

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkuritusˌhuo̯neˣ/,
  • Rhymes: -uone
  • Hyphenation(key): ku‧ritus‧huone

Noun

kuritushuone

  1. (law, historical) a penitentiary with stricter discipline than an ordinary prison, and where the prisoners had to do hard labor

Usage notes

Once a common punishment for severe crimes or felonies in Finnish law, but abolished in practice in 1975.

Declension

Possessive forms of kuritushuone (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)

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