OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 12169

prison

/ˈpɹɪzn̩/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
chirona • cárcel • penitenciaría • presidio • prisión • talego • trullo
A place or institution where people are held against their will, in the US especially for long-term confinement, as of those convicted of serious crimes or otherwise considered undesirable by the government.
The cold stone walls of the prison had stood for over a century.
presidio • prisión
Confinement in prison.
Prison was a harrowing experience for him.
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