Prison - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- a prisonlike situation; a place of seeming confinement
Extra examples
The state plans to build two more prisons.
He was in prison at the time.
If caught, they're all going to prison.
She was sent to prison for robbery.
He was released from prison.
He's scheduled to get out of prison next month.
Her marriage became a prison to her.
He visits his Dad in prison every week.
Ricky has been out of prison for 3 years now.
They'll probably put him in prison for a long time.
Helen was sent to prison for attacking a man with a knife.
The two men were arrested only a week after they were released from prison.
Three terrorists escaped from Brixton Prison.
Mr Gunn received a ten year prison sentence.
Does prison deter criminals from offending again?
Word forms
singular: prison
plural: prisons
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