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kuritushuone

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Finnish

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Etymology

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kuritus +‎ huone

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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kuritushuone

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

Usage notes

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

Declension

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

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Further reading

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