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Meaning
Noun
●
In Buildings & Prison:
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.
●
Confinement in prison.
●
Any
restrictive
environment, such as a
harsh
academy
or home.
Verb
●
To imprison.
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Origin
prison
English
prison
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
prehensio
Latin
prehendo
Latin
prehensus
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Bridewell
Prison
Calaboose
Can
Chokey
Choky
Clink
Hock
Joint
Jug
Nick
Pen
Penitentiary
Porridge
Slammer
Stir
Tronk
Imprisonment
Jailed
Penitentiaries
Gaol
Jail
Big House
Correctional Facility
Correctional Institution
Queer Ken
House Of Detention
More
Related
Gulag
Jails
Incarceration
Detention
Inmate
Inmates
Supermax
Rehab
Correctional
Hospital
Camp
School
Punishment
Facility
Guantanamo
Fortress
Criminal
Parole
City
Probation
Institution
Crime
House
Police
Sanctuary
Town
Castle
Court
Custody
Church
Convicts
Palace
College
Building
Gang
Home
Offender
Convict
Sentence
Barracks
Fort
Temple
Slave
Jail Cell
Solitary Confinement
Maximum Security
County Jail
Concentration Camp
Death Row
Mental Hospital
House Arrest
Police Station
Guantanamo Bay
Minimum Security
Life Sentence
More
Rhymes
Risen
Wizen
Prison
Arisen
Imprison
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