一般指監禁犯下重大罪行者的監獄建築。

監獄(建築物)　(P,,U,繁體中文-偏好,D,U,U)
看守所(重罪犯監獄)　(,U,繁體中文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
chien yü (P,,U,韋氏拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
jiān yù (P,,U,漢語拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
jian yu(P,,U,漢語拼音(無聲調)-偏好,UF,U,U)
penitentiaries(buildings)　(P,,U,英文-偏好,D,U,PN)
penitentiary(building)　(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,SN)

藝術與建築詞典根目錄
....物件層面
........建築環境 (層級名)
............單一建築作品 (層級名)
................<單一建築作品 (建築環境)>
....................<依特定種類區分之單一建築作品>
........................<依功能區分之單一建築作品>
............................<機構建築物>
................................懲戒機構 (建築物)
....................................監獄 (建築物)
........................................<依形式或功能區分之監獄建築>
............................................監獄 (建築物)

meaning/usage overlaps with....	監獄(建築物)
thing(s) involved are....	監獄(機構)

英文....	Generally refers to buildings housing prisons for those convicted of major crimes.

監獄(建築物)............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	朗文當代大辭典 1298
.................	智慧藏百科全書網 January 19, 2013
看守所(重罪犯監獄)............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	AAT-Taiwan 借詞編輯與使用原則 (2013)
penitentiaries(buildings)............	[VP]
.................	Black's Law Dictionary (1951)
.................	Rush, Dictionary of Criminal Justice (1986)
.................	Hamlin, Forms and Functions of 20th Century Architecture (1952) 854
.................	Random House Dictionary of the English Language (1983)
.................	Sturgis, Dictionary of Architecture and Building (1902)
.................	Standard Industrial Classification Manual (1987)
.................	Handbook of Correctional Institution Design (1949) 15
.................	Canadian Thesaurus of Construction Science and Technology [online] (1995)
.................	LC Subject Authority Headings [online] (2002-) as a 450 for "prisons"
.................	Oxford English Dictionary Online (2002-)
.................	Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
penitentiary(building)............	[VP]
.................	Oxford English Dictionary Online (2002-)

Getty AAT: 300312257 Getty AAT: http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=costume&logic=AND¬e=&subjectid=300312257
聯合目錄： 監獄 、看守所 、chien yü 、jiān yù 、jian yu 、penitentiaries 、penitentiary