convictism
convictism noun: the policy or practice of transporting convicts to penal settlements, especially in Australia.
Noun
convictism (uncountable)
- The policy or practice of transporting convicts to penal settlements, especially in Australia.
- The convict system as embodied in its subjects; convicts as a group; the convict class.
- So, in virtue of this last appeal, convictism had established a tacit right to converse in whispers, and to move about inside its oaken cage.1874, Marcus Clarke, For the Term of his Natural Life, Penguin, published 2009, page 51
- It was the simple expression of a necessity for clearing away from home a pressing amount of convictism, and of thus giving to this corrupt portion of society a means of regeneration1865, William Howitt, The History of Discovery in Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand […]
convictism meaning in Tamil
convictism in Tamil
- குற்றத்தண்டனை முறைமை
Synonyms of convictism
Origin of convictism
From convict + -ism.
Questions about convictism
- What does convictism mean?
- Convictism means the policy or practice of transporting convicts to penal settlements, especially in Australia.
- What is convictism in Tamil?
- Convictism in Tamil is குற்றத்தண்டனை முறைமை. See Convictism meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is convictism?
- Convictism is a noun.
Words near convictism in the dictionary
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