PRISON


Meaning of PRISON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ prɪz(ə)n ]

( prisons)

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

A prison is a building where criminals are kept as punishment or where people accused of a crime are kept before their trial.

The prison’s inmates are being kept in their cells...

He was sentenced to life in prison...

= jail

N-VAR : oft in names after n

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