maximum-security

[mak-suh-muhm-si-kyoor-i-tee]

adjective

1. designed for or housing prisoners regarded as being very dangerous to society.

Word History and Origins

Origin of maximum-security¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

In tightly controlled Eswatini, where King Mswati III's government is accused of political repression, the deportees have been jailed in a maximum-security prison without any charge.

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The charges raise the possibility that dissidents, most in their early 20s, could find themselves in maximum-security prisons for decades after allegedly participating in protests against high taxes, poor job prospects and rampant public corruption.

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Within weeks, she found herself in a maximum-security prison, battling terrorism charges.

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The U.S.-funded antiterrorism courts, located near a maximum-security prison to reduce the risks of transporting suspects, handle Kenya’s most high-profile terrorism prosecutions.

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Maina says many defendants have been traumatized during detention in maximum-security prisons.

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