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prison
[ priz-uhn ]
noun
- a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- any place of confinement or involuntary restraint.
prison
/ ˈɪə /
noun
- a public building used to house convicted criminals and accused persons remanded in custody and awaiting trial See also jail penitentiary reformatory
- any place of confinement or seeming confinement
Other Word Forms
- o· adjective
- Dz·o adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of prison1
Word History and Origins
Origin of prison1
Example Sentences
They have been charged with fraud in connection with major disaster or emergency benefits and they each face a maximum of 30 years in federal prison.
The couple who carried her to the UK, Ossai and Olasanoye, pleaded guilty to immigration offences and were sentenced to 18 months in prison followed by deportation.
Mr Mangione arrived at the Lower Manhattan court on Friday wearing a prison outfit and with his hands in cuffs.
He was talking about the hundreds of Venezuelan men expelled from the country without due process and sent to a prison in El Salvador, where, according to the administration, they should remain until they die.
"He will be spending in time in prison with one eye over his shoulder."
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