Synonyms and antonyms of Relating to prison life in American Thesaurus

chain (noun)

a long series of heavy metal rings fastened like a rope to a prisoner’s arms and legs

compound (noun)

an enclosed area where a particular group of people live, or where people such as soldiers and prisoners can exercise

conjugal visit (noun)

a visit to a prisoner by their partner during which they have time together in a private room, and may have sex

fetters (noun)

chains for a prisoner’s feet, used especially in the past

hunger strike (noun)

a refusal to eat for a long time, usually by a prisoner protesting against something

irons (noun)

mainly literary chains put on the arms or legs of prisoners to prevent them from escaping

leg irons (noun)

two metal rings or chains that are fitted around a prisoner’s legs to prevent them from running away

lights out (noun)

mainly spoken the time at night when people in a prison, camp, school, etc. must turn off the lights and go to sleep

manacle (noun)

one of a pair of metal rings fastened around a prisoner’s wrists or ankles and joined by a chain

on the outside ()

used for referring to what is happening outside a prison or institution when you are inside it

the outside world ()

ordinary society, rather than places such as prisons or religious communities where people live separately from other people

shackle (noun)

one of a pair of connected metal rings that can be locked onto the wrists or legs of a prisoner

visiting hours (noun)

the period of time when you can visit people, especially people who are in a hospital or prison