elˈmīrə- noun
Usage: usually capitalized E
Etymology: from Elmira, N.Y., where the system was adopted in a reformatory in 1876
: a system of penology based on the indeterminate sentence with possible commutation
elˈmīrə- noun
Usage: usually capitalized E
Etymology: from Elmira, N.Y., where the system was adopted in a reformatory in 1876
: a system of penology based on the indeterminate sentence with possible commutation
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012