prison
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
prisons
plural
prisons
Britannica Dictionary definition of PRISON
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a building where people are kept as punishment for a crime or while they are waiting to go to court
— often used before another noun
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a state/federal prison
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The state plans to build two more prisons.
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He was in prison at the time.
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If caught, they're all going to prison.
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She was sent/sentenced to prison for robbery.
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He was released from prison.
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He's scheduled to get out of prison next month.
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a prison cell
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a prison guard
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an investigation into prison conditions
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an overhaul of the prison system
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prison reform
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the prison population
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an eight-year prison sentence/term
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prison time [=the time someone spends in prison]
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a place or situation from which you cannot escape
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Her marriage became a prison to her.
