Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A place for the confinement and punishment of persons convicted of crimes, especially felonies.
- noun A state of imprisonment or captivity.
- noun A place or condition of confinement or restriction.
- transitive verb To confine in or as if in a prison; imprison.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To shut up in a prison; restrain from liberty; imprison, literally or figuratively.
- noun A place of confinement or involuntary restraint; especially, a public building for the confinement or safe custody of criminals and others committed by process of law; a jail.
- noun A prisoner.
- noun A public prison or penitentiary.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To imprison; to shut up in, or as in, a prison; to confine; to restrain from liberty.
- transitive verb obsolete To bind (together); to enchain.
- noun A place where persons are confined, or restrained of personal liberty; hence, a place or state o� confinement, restraint, or safe custody.
- noun Specifically, a building for the safe custody or confinement of criminals and others committed by lawful authority.
- noun See
Base , n., 24. - noun (Law) See Note under 3d
Escape , n., 4. - noun a prison.
- noun (Naut.) a ship fitted up for the confinement of prisoners.
- noun a carriage in which prisoners are conveyed to and from prison.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A place of long-term
confinement for those convicted of seriouscrimes , or otherwise consideredundesirable by thegovernment . - noun uncountable Confinement in a prison.
- noun colloquial Any
restrictive environment, such as a harsh academy or home. - verb transitive to
imprison
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a prisonlike situation; a place of seeming confinement
- noun a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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I'm speaking to this wicked child, who has obtained our love and sympathy and attention on false pretences, for which she ought to be put in prison -- yes, in _prison_, for such a heartless trick on relatives who can ill afford to be so cruelly disappointed! '
The Talking Horse And Other Tales F. Anstey 1895
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Update: Marchello Cecala murder * Brandon Christopher Wallace sentenced to up to 30 years in prison; Anthony David Milligan sentenced to 1-15 years in prison*
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It's the New York Times, so you'll have to suffer through the misuse of the term "prison camp."
Morning Bits 2011
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Jon Jackson, Khadr's lead defense lawyer, argued that Khadr's mistreatment in prison is relevant to the sentence he should serve, even if it didn't invalidate Khadr's confessions.
Daphne Eviatar: Judge Hides Evidence of Torture from Gitmo Jury Daphne Eviatar 2010
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But Khadr's treatment in prison is undoubtedly a mitigating factor in sentencing as well.
Daphne Eviatar: Judge Hides Evidence of Torture from Gitmo Jury Daphne Eviatar 2010
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Frank Ostrowski, who spent 23 years in prison, is now seeking bail.
Coverup alleged in 1987 murder conviction : Law is Cool 2009
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Jon Jackson, Khadr's lead defense lawyer, argued that Khadr's mistreatment in prison is relevant to the sentence he should serve, even if it didn't invalidate Khadr's confessions.
Daphne Eviatar: Judge Hides Evidence of Torture from Gitmo Jury Daphne Eviatar 2010
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But Khadr's treatment in prison is undoubtedly a mitigating factor in sentencing as well.
Daphne Eviatar: Judge Hides Evidence of Torture from Gitmo Jury Daphne Eviatar 2010
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But Khadr's treatment in prison is undoubtedly a mitigating factor in sentencing as well.
Daphne Eviatar: Judge Hides Evidence of Torture from Gitmo Jury Daphne Eviatar 2010
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Jon Jackson, Khadr's lead defense lawyer, argued that Khadr's mistreatment in prison is relevant to the sentence he should serve, even if it didn't invalidate Khadr's confessions.
Daphne Eviatar: Judge Hides Evidence of Torture from Gitmo Jury Daphne Eviatar 2010
bilby commented on the word prison
Stone Walls do not a Prison make,
Nor Iron bars a Cage ;
Mindes innocent and quiet take
That for an Hermitage ;
If I have freedome in my Love,
And in my soule am free ;
Angels alone that sore above,
Injoy such Liberty.
- Richard Lovelace, 'To Althea. From Prison.'
February 7, 2009