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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\ (?; 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 house
n 1: a prisonlike situation; a place of seeming confinement [syn:
prison]
2: a correctional institution where persons are confined while
on trial or for punishment [syn: prison]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
prison house
n.
prison; jailhouse
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
prison house
n.
prison; jailhouse
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
prison house
n.
prison; jailhouse
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
prison house
n.
prison; jailhouse
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
n. 牢房
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