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Definition of penologist noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

penologist

noun

/piːˈnɒlədʒɪst/,

/pɪˈnɒlədʒɪst/

/piːˈnɑːlədʒɪst/,

/pɪˈnɑːlədʒɪst/

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a person who studies the punishment of criminals and the operation of prisons (= penology)

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