a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
state prison.
any place of confinement or involuntary restraint.
imprisonment.
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Origin of prison
before 1150; Middle English prison, earlier prisun<Old French, variant of preson imprisonment, a prison <Latin pre(hē)nsiōn- (stem of prehēnsiō) a seizure, arrest, equivalent to prehēns(us) (past participle of prehendere to seize) + -iōn--ion; doublet of prehension
OTHER WORDS FROM prison
pris·on·like,adjectivepost·pris·on,adjective
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH prison
jail, prison
Words nearby prison
prismatoid, prism bar, prism binocular, prism diopter, prismoid, prison, prison camp, prisoner, prisoner of war, prisoner's base, prisoner's dilemma
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Anthony Bourdain used to say, “It’s the last job before you go to the prison and the first job you get on the way out.”
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Gang injunctions haven’t been successful at doing anything other than filling jails and prisons and tearing families apart.
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Unfortunately, the prisons are providing a good example of how herd immunity works, and it’s not pretty.
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Joseph Pemberton’s early release from prison prompted Rodrigo Duterte to pardon him.
Philippines president pardons U.S. Marine convicted of killing transgender woman|Michael K. Lavers|September 8, 2020|Washington Blade
Policemen on the show joke about prison riots, bomb threats, and the shooting of unarmed civilians.
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When Chérif got out of prison, he worked at the fish counter of a supermarket.
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There was a lot of prison fiction from movies and books to mine.
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You get these high-profile people that go into prison, and the staff abuse their authority.
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If nobody on the outside will send Teresa money, should she learn a prison hustle?
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Toward the end of the hundred hours Jackson, the prison doctor, examined my physical condition several times.
The Jacket (The Star-Rover)|Jack London
He hated being shut up too, and showed amazing cleverness in escaping from prison.
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I was looking for Aryaka, in all the excitement about his escape from prison.
The Little Clay Cart|(Attributed To) King Shudraka
In one prison he found a cell so narrow and noisome that the poor wretch who inhabited it begged as a mercy for hanging.
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What else could I do than call in a police officer to take her away to prison?
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British Dictionary definitions for prison
prison
/ (ˈprɪzən) /
noun
a public building used to house convicted criminals and accused persons remanded in custody and awaiting trialSee also jail, penitentiary, reformatory
any place of confinement or seeming confinement
Word Origin for prison
C12: from Old French prisun, from Latin prēnsiō a capturing, from prehendere to lay hold of