prison | ||
1. | [ noun ] (law) a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment | |
Synonyms: | prison_house | |
Related terms: | correctional_institution camp state_prison college chokey panopticon cellblock | |
2. | [ noun ] a prisonlike situation; a place of seeming confinement | |
Synonyms: | prison_house | |
Related terms: | situation | |
Similar spelling: |
prisoner Presson priscoan press_on present praising presence Procyon prismoid Presnell pressing prism presented presenter presently Pressnell proconsul prosiness pressman Prussian prescient procyonid prosom |