prison
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
any place of confinement or involuntary restraint.
Origin of prison
1Other words from prison
- pris·on·like, adjective
- post·pris·on, adjective
Words that may be confused with prison
- jail, prison
Words Nearby prison
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How to use prison in a sentence
Together, the newlyweds told the story of how they fell in love while Irons was incarcerated, and how excited they are about the prison reform work they’re planning to do together moving forward.
WNBA Player Maya Moore Marries Jonathan Irons, The Man She Helped Free From Prison | Jasmine Grant | September 17, 2020 | Essence.comAnthony 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.”
Tom Colicchio Hopes (and Fears) COVID-19 Will Change the Restaurant Industry | Pallabi Munsi | September 16, 2020 | OzyGang injunctions haven’t been successful at doing anything other than filling jails and prisons and tearing families apart.
While We’re Rethinking Policing, It’s Time to End Gang Injunctions | Jamie Wilson | September 15, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoUnfortunately, the prisons are providing a good example of how herd immunity works, and it’s not pretty.
Federal Jail Downtown Now Has One of the Country’s Worst COVID Outbreaks | Maya Srikrishnan | September 10, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoJoseph 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.
'Babylon' Review: The Dumb Lives of Trigger-Happy Cops | Melissa Leon | January 9, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen Chérif got out of prison, he worked at the fish counter of a supermarket.
There was a lot of prison fiction from movies and books to mine.
‘Archer’ Creator Adam Reed Spills Season 6 Secrets, From Surreal Plotlines to Life Post-ISIS | Marlow Stern | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTJettison your lawyers as a source of prison-yard guidance, Abramoff said.
Abramoff’s Advice for Virginia’s New Jailhouse Guv | Tim Mak, Jackie Kucinich | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTYou get these high-profile people that go into prison, and the staff abuse their authority.
How a ‘Real Housewife’ Survives Prison: ‘I Don’t See [Teresa Giudice] Having a Cakewalk Here’ | Michael Howard | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTSo he bore down on the solemn declaration that she stood face to face with a prison term for perjury.
The Bondboy | George W. (George Washington) OgdenThe enemy then quickly took cover behind the high cliffs and I was let out of my prison.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonThere are no chains to my prison, no steel cuffs to gall the limbs, no guards to threaten and cow me.
The Soldier of the Valley | Nelson LloydIt is painful to add, that the latter years of his life were passed in prison, where he was confined for debt.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellIn a dungeon of the corresponding tower, on this side of the castle, was the prison of Ripperda.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane Porter
British Dictionary definitions for prison
/ (ˈprɪzən) /
a public building used to house convicted criminals and accused persons remanded in custody and awaiting trial: See also jail, penitentiary, reformatory
any place of confinement or seeming confinement
Origin of prison
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