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"Expiation" might be the word you're looking for.
by SamReidHughes 8y ago
"Expiation" might be the word you're looking for.
- gnode 8y agoI would say that "expiation" is not a suitable word. Incarceration neither compensates those who are wronged, nor does it atone / redeem -- the incarcerated person is still typically regarded a criminal / felon upon release.