Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for

prison

[ priz-uhn ]

noun

  1. a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
  2. any place of confinement or involuntary restraint.


prison

/ ˈɪə /

noun

  1. a public building used to house convicted criminals and accused persons remanded in custody and awaiting trial See also jail penitentiary reformatory
  2. any place of confinement or seeming confinement
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

Other Word Forms

  • o· adjective
  • Dz·o adjective
Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of prison1

before 1150; Middle English prison, earlier prisun < Old French, variant of preson imprisonment, a prison < Latin pre ( ŧ ) Բō- (stem of preŧnsiō ) a seizure, arrest, equivalent to preŧns ( us ) (past participle of prehendere to seize) + -ō- -ion; doublet of prehension
Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of prison1

C12: from Old French prisun, from Latin ŧԲō a capturing, from prehendere to lay hold of
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

The most recent deal collapsed in 2022, after the disclosure of an FBI corruption investigation into former mayor Harry Sidhu, who was sentenced in March to two months in federal prison.

From

I remember you said specifically, talking about how she was treated, that it seemed like a prison.

From

Wilson was placed in restricted housing while the prison and the L.A.

From

The organization confirmed the false test results through a series of public records requests, which showed positive test results suddenly spiked across California prisons between April and July last year.

From

They were released on Tuesday because the fact they had been in prison since their arrests in 2021 was taken into account when calculating their sentence.

From

Advertisement

Related Words

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


prismoidprison camp