Prison Meaning and Definition


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Prison meaning

Word: Prison

How to pronounce: prɪzn

Noun

Definitions:

1. A building in which people are legally held as a punishment for a crime they have committed or while awaiting trial.

Example sentences: "He died in prison"

Transitive verb

Definitions:

1. Imprison.

Example sentences: "The young man prisoned behind the doors"


Synonyms:

penitentiary

jail

dungeon

prison facilities

pokey

gaol

jailhouse

hoosegow

slammer

calaboose

bridewell

bastille

stockade

clink

brig

pen

quod

joint

imprisonment

lockup

incarceration

confinement

captivity


Antonyms:

imprison


Derivations:

prisoned

prisoning

prisoner


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Prison in Other Languages...

Spanish: Encarcelamiento

German: Gefängnis

French: Prison

Italian: Prigione

Turkish: Hapishane


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