prison
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.
Other meanings
Confinement in prison.
“Prison was a harrowing experience for him.”
Any restrictive environment, such as a harsh academy or home.
“The academy was a prison for many of its students because of its strict teachers.”
Related words
- dispersal prison
- post prison
- in prison
- military prison
- open prison
- prison base
- prison bitch
- prison break
- prison farm
- prison fever
- prison gay
- prison house
Word history
From Latin "prehensiōnem".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “prison” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.