prison
n.
jail, penitentiary, location where convicted criminals and people awaiting trial are confined
v.
imprison, put in prison, incarcerate, jail, detain
Prison
A prison, penitentiary, or correctional facility is a place in which individuals are physically confined or
interned and usually deprived of a range of personal
freedoms. Prisons are conventionally
institutions which form part of the
criminal justice system of a country, such that imprisonment or incarceration is a legal penalty that may be imposed by the
state for the commission of a
crime.
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prison
Noun
1. a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
(synonym) prison house
(hypernym) correctional institution
(hyponym) camp
(part-meronym) cellblock, ward
2. a prisonlike situation; a place of seeming confinement
(synonym) prison house
(hypernym) situation, state of affairs
prison (f)
n.
jail, gaol, prison; internment, penitentiary
Prison
(v. t.)
To imprison; to shut up in, or as in, a prison; to confine; to restrain from liberty.
(v. t.)
To bind (together); to enchain.
(n.)
Specifically, a building for the safe custody or confinement of criminals and others committed by lawful authority.
(n.)
A place where persons are confined, or restrained of personal liberty; hence, a place or state o/ confinement, restraint, or safe custody.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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