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prison

[priz-uhn] / ˈprɪz ən /
NOUN
residence for incarcerating criminals
Synonyms
STRONGEST
confinement jail lockup penitentiary
STRONG
G bastille can clink cooler dungeon guardhouse keep pen reformatory slammer stockade
WEAK
penal institution statesville up the river

Example Sentences

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David Elias KC, defending, said: "A prison sentence will not just impact immediate family but also impact employees, suppliers, and the people who own the horses he trains".

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Heaps has been serving his time at Soledad prison and will now return there to serve the rest of his 11-year sentence.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Her father, former president Alberto Fujimori, died in 2024 after serving 16 years in prison for crimes against humanity, bribery and embezzlement.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

A few days before Easter, Cuba announced that it would release 2,010 prison inmates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

It looked terrible to let an American pilot rot in a Russian prison.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin