American Dictionary
Definition prison in American English
prison
noun
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noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
/ˈprɪz(ə)n/
1
an institution where people are kept as punishment for committing a crime. A large prison is called a penitentiary and the people who are kept there are called prisoners
Example
You can go to prison for that, you know.
1.1
the system of keeping people in prisons as a punishment
Synonyms and related words
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