| 释义 |
Noun: prison prizun- A correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
- jail, jailhouse, gaol [Brit], clink, slammer, poky, pokey - A correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
- prison house - A prisonlike situation; a place of seeming confinement
- prison house
Verb: prison prizun
Usage: archaic (=imprison)
- Lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
- imprison, incarcerate, lag, immure, put behind bars, jail, jug, gaol [Brit], put away, remand - Confine as if in a prison
- imprison
Derived forms: prisons, prisoning, prisoned Type of: confine, correctional institution, detain, situation, state of affairs Encyclopedia: Prison |