prison
IPA: prˈɪzʌn
noun
- A place or institution where people are held against their will, in the US especially for long-term confinement, as of those convicted of serious crimes or otherwise considered undesirable by the government.
- (uncountable) Confinement in prison.
- (colloquial, figurative) Any restrictive environment, such as a harsh academy or home.
verb
- (transitive) To imprison.
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Examples of "prison" in Sentences
- This is the face of prisoner.
- The killer goes to the prison.
- The king deposed the prisoners.
- The police sequestered prisoners.
- The people exonerated the prisoner.
- Conditions in the prisons are dreadful.
- The contumely was not to be set for the prisoner.
- This prison has a goal of the rehabilitation of prisoners.
- The three go to the prison to find out the details on the prisoner.
- At US prisons, felons prisoners outnumber the guards by the opposite ration.