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  PRISON, n.  A place of punishments and rewards.  The poet assures us
  that --
  
      "Stone walls do not a prison make,"
  
  but a combination of the stone wall, the political parasite and the
  moral instructor is no garden of sweets.

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary : [ easton ]


  Prison
     The first occasion on which we read of a prison is in the
     history of Joseph in Egypt. Then Potiphar, "Joseph's master,
     took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king's
     prisoners were bound" (Gen. 39:20-23). The Heb. word here used
     (sohar) means properly a round tower or fortress. It seems to
     have been a part of Potiphar's house, a place in which state
     prisoners were kept.
     
       The Mosaic law made no provision for imprisonment as a
     punishment. In the wilderness two persons were "put in ward"
     (Lev. 24:12; Num. 15:34), but it was only till the mind of God
     concerning them should be ascertained. Prisons and prisoners are
     mentioned in the book of Psalms (69:33; 79:11; 142:7). Samson
     was confined in a Philistine prison (Judg. 16:21, 25). In the
     subsequent history of Israel frequent references are made to
     prisons (1 Kings 22:27; 2 Kings 17:4; 25:27, 29; 2 Chr. 16:10;
     Isa. 42:7; Jer. 32:2). Prisons seem to have been common in New
     Testament times (Matt. 11:2; 25:36, 43). The apostles were put
     into the "common prison" at the instance of the Jewish council
     (Acts 5:18, 23; 8:3); and at Philippi Paul and Silas were thrust
     into the "inner prison" (16:24; comp. 4:3; 12:4, 5).

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Prison \Pris"on\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prisoned; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Prisoning.]
     1. To imprison; to shut up in, or as in, a prison; to
        confine; to restrain from liberty.
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              The prisoned eagle dies for rage.     --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
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              His true respect will prison false desire. --Shak.
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     2. To bind (together); to enchain. [Obs.]
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              Sir William Crispyn with the duke was led
              Together prisoned.                    --Robert of
                                                    Brunne.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Prison \Pris"on\ (?; 277), n. [F., fr. L. prehensio, prensio, a
     seizing, arresting, fr. prehendre, prendere, to lay hold of,
     to seize. See Prehensile, and cf. Prize, n.,
     Misprision.]
     1. A place where persons are confined, or restrained of
        personal liberty; hence, a place or state o? confinement,
        restraint, or safe custody.
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              Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy
              name.                                 --Ps. cxlii.
                                                    7.
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              The tyrant [AE]olus, . . .
              With power imperial, curbs the struggling winds,
              And sounding tempests in dark prisons binds.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     2. Specifically, a building for the safe custody or
        confinement of criminals and others committed by lawful
        authority.
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     Prison bars, or Prison base. See Base, n., 24.
  
     Prison breach. (Law) See Note under 3d Escape, n., 4.
  
     Prison house, a prison. --Shak.
  
     Prison ship (Naut.), a ship fitted up for the confinement
        of prisoners.
  
     Prison van, a carriage in which prisoners are conveyed to
        and from prison.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Prison \Pris"on\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prisoned; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Prisoning.]
     1. To imprison; to shut up in, or as in, a prison; to
        confine; to restrain from liberty.
  
              The prisoned eagle dies for rage.     --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
  
              His true respect will prison false desire. --Shak.
  
     2. To bind (together); to enchain. [Obs.]
  
              Sir William Crispyn with the duke was led Together
              prisoned.                             --Robert of
                                                    Brunne.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Prison \Pris"on\ (?; 277), n. [F., fr. L. prehensio, prensio, a
     seizing, arresting, fr. prehendre, prendere, to lay hold of,
     to seize. See Prehensile, and cf. Prize, n.,
     Misprision.]
     1. A place where persons are confined, or restrained of
        personal liberty; hence, a place or state o? confinement,
        restraint, or safe custody.
  
              Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy
              name.                                 --Ps. cxlii.
                                                    7.
  
              The tyrant [AE]olus, . . . With power imperial,
              curbs the struggling winds, And sounding tempests in
              dark prisons binds.                   --Dryden.
  
     2. Specifically, a building for the safe custody or
        confinement of criminals and others committed by lawful
        authority.
  
     Prison bars, or Prison base. See Base, n., 24.
  
     Prison breach. (Law) See Note under 3d Escape, n., 4.
  
     Prison house, a prison. --Shak.
  
     Prison ship (Naut.), a ship fitted up for the confinement
        of prisoners.
  
     Prison van, a carriage in which prisoners are conveyed to
        and from prison.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  prison
       n 1: a correctional institution where persons are confined while
            on trial or for punishment [syn: prison house]
       2: a prisonlike situation; a place of seeming confinement [syn:
           prison house]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  prison
     Γαλλικά n.
     φυλακή

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  prison
     Haitian Creole n.
     fr
     n.
     1 A place or institution where people are held against their will, in
  the US especially for long-term confinement, as of those convicted of
  serious crimes or otherwise considered undesirable by the government.
     2 (lb en uncountable) Confinement in prison.
     3 (lb en colloquial figurative) Any restrictive environment, such as
  a harsh academy or home.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To imprison.
     Old French n.
     (l en prison)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  prison
     n.
     1 A place or institution where people are held against their will, in
  the US especially for long-term confinement, as of those convicted of
  serious crimes or otherwise considered undesirable by the government.
     2 (lb en uncountable) Confinement in prison.
     3 (lb en colloquial figurative) Any restrictive environment, such as
  a harsh academy or home.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To imprison.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  prison
     Haitian Creole n.
     fr
     n.
     1 A place or institution where people are held against their will, in
  the US especially for long-term confinement, as of those convicted of
  serious crimes or otherwise considered undesirable by the government.
     2 (lb en uncountable) Confinement in prison.
     3 (lb en colloquial figurative) Any restrictive environment, such as
  a harsh academy or home.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To imprison.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  prison
     Haitian Creole n.
     fr
     n.
     1 A place or institution where people are held against their will, in
  the US especially for long-term confinement, as of those convicted of
  serious crimes or otherwise considered undesirable by the government.
     2 (lb en uncountable) Confinement in prison.
     3 (lb en colloquial figurative) Any restrictive environment, such as
  a harsh academy or home.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To imprison.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  prison
     Ranska n.
     vankila

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  prison
     Franska n.
     1 fängelse
     2 fängelsestraff, fängelse

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Prison /pɹˈɪzən/
  السجن

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  prison //ˈpɹɪzən// /[pʰɹ̠̊ɪzn̩]/ 
  дранго́лник, занда́н, затво́р, тъмни́ца, тюрма́
  place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes