†(a) A prison (cf. sense 3). Obsolete. (b) Each of the divisions or separate departments of a prison.
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| 释义 | society > authority > punishment > imprisonment > prison > [noun] > ward or division of prison (5) ward1338 †(a) A prison (cf. sense 3). Obsolete. (b) Each of the divisions or separate departments of a prison. death house1837 colloquial (chiefly U.S.). A part of a prison where prisoners sentenced to execution are housed; (also) a building where condemned prisoners are… cell house1855 = cellblock n. cellblock1867 a building or section of a building containing prison cells. Subcategories:— solitary confinement (1) |
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